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I often get asked: “When do you work? It looks like you’re always on vacation. How do you manage to work and travel so much, what do your bosses think…
Source: Scuttlebutt Sailing News Hal Gilreath explains the photo: Here’s a practical use for an old Snipe. This is the back deck of hull #12345. It’s…
by Gweneth Crook Oakville Yacht Squadron, on Lake Ontario, was founded in 1946 and started with a fleet of Snipes. In 1959 they acquired land on the other side of…
Oakville, Ontario, Canada, 1950s…
by Pietro Fantoni It is now obvious to everyone that a regatta – even one with the best sailors, beautiful location, and excellent organization – does not exist if there…
Eszes Béla & Fekete Gábor (in this picture) won the 1962 Hungarian Junior Nationals. Note the old IYRU mainsail country code (“M” for Magyarország, now “HUN”). From Béla Eszes archives…
Vilagarcia de Arousa, Spain, September 18, 2022…
Source: Sailing Scuttlebutt / US Sailing By Lexi Pline At the ripe age of 21, Diego Escobar has sailed multiple world championships,…
Snipe #5652, in Halifax, Canada at the Maritime Museum Source: Regras.com.br (photo G. Nicolino)…
Calliope was built in 1951. Now the boat is located at the Michigan Maritime Museum, in South Haven.
As usual, after the World Championship, by popular request of our readers, SnipeToday publishes some photos of the winning boat. What boat did Alfredo Gonzalez and Cristian Sanchez use to…
by Alejandro Fresneda Hola Amigos, Hello friends, Let me introduce myself. My name is Alejandro Fresneda, 52 years old and Snipe sailor since I was 15. My home fleet is…
On Sunday 21st August, in Cascais, Portugal, at 13:00 (local time), the Class flag will be raised for the first race of the 2022 Snipe World Championship. Who are the…
by Carol Cronin – from her blog “Where Books Meet Boats” I spent last week in San Diego for the Snipe Nationals—and was reminded once again…
