Exchange of Views & Reading
Snipe Bulletin
Read the latest issue of the Snipe Bulletin – Spring 2016 here:http://issuu.com/jbiehl/docs/snipe_high_res_proof/1…
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Exchange of Views & Reading
All about the Snipe Class and the Snipe Sailors. Exchange of views, opinions, comments and new proposals. The Snipe is alive and exciting. And the discussion is lively as well.
World Snipe Days
SCIRA Promotion Committee warmly encourages fleets in all countries to organize World Snipe Days, in the best time of year for such activities in each region…
SCIRA Finland Successful at the Helsinki Boat Show
[caption id="attachment_15060" align="alignnone" width=""]From left to right: Timo Järvinen, Antti Mikkonen, Jaakko Mikkonen, Kai Saarhelo and Juha Lehtinen[/caption]By Reino Suonsilta Once again SCIRA Finland participated successfully Helsinki International Boat Show,…
International Ranking Proposals
By Pietro Fantoni – SCIRA Vice Commodore A couple of weeks ago I presented the Promotion Committee, with the promise to keep you updated on the work it…
Fleet 1 Dallas
The first Snipe Fleet. In November 1932, The Snipe Class International Racing Association (SCIRA) was formed with Hub E. Isaacks of Dallas, Texas as Commodore. At the end of the…
by John Upton
Promotion Committee
By Pietro Fantoni, SCIRA Vice Commodore (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano) One of the most important sectors for the development of our class is to promote our class, and for…
Fleet 152 Gijón
Fleet 152, Real Club Astur de Regatas, Gijón, Spain By Jose C. Alegria History Snipe sailing in Spain started at the northern ports of the Iberian peninsula, with Vigo, Bilbao…
Fleets: Let us know the Story and the Activity of your Fleet
The heart of the Snipe Class is the local fleet. Fleet activity boosts regional, national and international activity. It is also a "family" where the sailors can spend their time…
From the Vice Commodore: Goals for the Next Two Years
By Pietro Fantoni, SCIRA Vice Commodore (Published on the Snipe Bulletin - Winter 2016) - Any decision of the Board and the Technical Committee should consider the…
Commodore’s Log Book
By Gweneth Crook, SCIRA Commodore Let me introduce myself. I grew up sailing Snipes and come from a Snipe family. My parents' first big purchase after they immigrated to Canada…
Decal Colours
By Gweneth Crook, SCIRA Commodore Happy New Year! I have heard that people are asking about the 2016 decals, who chose the colours? One of the duties of the…
Connecting the Dots from Sailing to Racing
By Kim Couranz - originally published on SpinSheet Magazine - December 2015 How did you get into sailing small boats—and more specifically, how were you introduced to racing…
by Kim Couranz
Raul, the Snipe Sailor of the Year
By Raul Rios This year I had the opportunity to sail with many friends and achieve many goals. All of that would not have been possible without all my crews,…
by Raul Rios
Best of 2015
Here you can find a collection of pieces (articles, stories, interviews, reports, video) of the last 12 months. If you missed these stories the first time, we highly recommend reading…
by SnipeToday
Merry Christmas from the SnipeToday Editors
'Tis the week before Christmasand in SnipeToday's worldThe regattas are overThe sails are all furled Hiking pants have been hungBy the chimney with careIn hopes…
by SnipeToday