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Introduction by Kathleen Tocke Future Women's Snipe Worlds CancelledUnhappy Women Create (Non-Approved) Women's Snipe Committee and Petition SCIRA Board If you are like most of us, you did not know that the Women's Snipe Worlds has been cancelled. Because the Championship did not meet ISAF World Championship Requirements during the last three editions, it can no longer be called…
By Andrea Leonardi When the Italian National Secretary, Francesco Fontana, asked for my free time to spend measuring sails at the next Worlds, I answered that I would have liked…
By Pietro Fantoni Maybe I am partial, but I think that the Worlds just ended was a very memorable event. And everyone who was there – I believe – agrees…
During the Open World Championship a Sailors forum was held in Talamone. These were ideas from the room for the Board to think about/consider. 2015 Open Sailors ForumWorld Championship…
Attention Snipe Sailors! Who is coming to sail the Juniors and Open Worlds in Talamone? Please send us the best photo of you sailing your Snipe so we can…
By Gweneth Crook I recently had the opportunity to attend the Pan American Games in Toronto at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club. The City of Toronto did an excellent job…
The Sniper – Snipe UK newsletter … Summer Edition … Newsletter.pdf…
By Corrado Perini The Piada Trophy in Chioggia was a great opportunity to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Campiondato dell'Adriatico (Adriatic Sea Championship), one of the oldest regattas in…
By Luis Soubie (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano) This chapter is rather more personal than the others and I want to clarify again that all this is my VERY personal…
From Capital Gazzette By Bill Wagner (Photo courtesy of Jill Bennett) There has been considerable discussion and debate about how the United States trains its junior sailors. Some have…
Annapolis Snipe Fleet 532 hosted the first-ever Annapolis Snipe Invite for under 30 sailors on June 13-14 and the event generated a (not) surprising amount of buzz. Everyone who participated…
Latest issue of the Snipe Bulletin – Summer 2015 – now available for reading online!…
We want your input in the rules proposals to be considered by the SCIRA Board this September. WEIGH IN ON SNIPETODAY…
Moruzzo, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy - Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA - April 1st, 2015 We hope you have enjoyed our April Fool's stories. Pesce d'aprile! Poisson d'avril! Aprilvis! (i.e. April's…
By Alex Pline It’s funny how an impulsive decision can end up having such a profound impact on the trajectory of one’s life. Buying my first Snipe from Bill Buckles…