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By Gweneth Crook – SCIRA Vice-Commodore While in Japan at the 2014 Masters Championship it was brought to my attention that the rotation for this championship was not following the rotation that is in the Deed of Gift. This was an unintentional oversight. The Board recognizes that the Deed of Gift takes precedence and that we need to get…
HOW TO IMPROVE FAST by Luis Soubié (photo courtesy of John Payne) PROLOGUE "HOW TO IMPROVE FAST" is a series of short articles to the sailors who usually end up…
Talamone, September 26-28, 2014. SCIRA Coaching Initiative Report by Silvia Penso, Giulia Bernardi and Eleonora Zuzic (photo courtesy of Paolo Cardoni; video by SnipeToday) Arrival on Friday, accommodation…
Read the latest monster issue – out today! … Snipe Bulletin Fall 2014…
During the Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship a Sailors forum was held in San Diego. September 8, 2014San Diego Yacht Club, USA The following topics were suggested from the…
By Carol Cronin - From boats.com What do you call a selfie taken on a boat? A boatie. Selfies are everywhere. And since most of my friends are…
Excerpt from SCIRA USA Fukuoka, Japan (August 31, 2014) – More important than the trophies was the teamwork that made the 2014 Snipe World Championship of Masters…
[caption id="attachment_10538" align="alignnone" width=""]Snipe Camp 2014 was a reward in itself. Photo: PaulCroninStudios[/caption]By Carol Cronin (Where Books Meet Boats) We hear it all the time: "work hard and…
During the European Championship a Sailors forum was held in Kamien Pomorski. Kamien Pomorski, Poland, August 19, 2014 The following topics were suggested from the sailors for discussion: Jib Cloth…
From SpinSheet By Kim Couranz What do you get when you mix 30 young sailors, 15 challenging dinghies, and a handful of experienced sailors who are also…
Sailing is a family affair! That Daddy-Daughter Bond Racing Through Childhood By Erin Elser From Sail Magazine…
[caption id="attachment_10158" align="alignnone" width=""]Even on the windiest day of the regatta, leaving sails up during the lunch break was, unfortunately, not a problem.[/caption]By Carol Cronin When we drove into Okoboji,…
From boats.com Article by Carol Cronin A rally brings together Snipes from every decade since the 1930s. Last weekend I went to the Winchester Invitational and Classic Snipe…
By Greg Saldana (photo courtesy of Marzio Bondi) Friday June 27 38 boats sailed out of Portoverde under the warm sun of Riccione and gentle breezes of the…
From snipeusa.com By Art Rousmaniere Please, let's all of us openly admit that numbers of Snipes on the starting line and at fleet parties is like my mother's…