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Attention Snipe Sailors! April Fool Stories
Miami, FL, USA, April 1st, 2025 We hope you have enjoyed our April Fool’s stories.
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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.
A Tribute to Giorgio Brezich
It's difficult for me to write about Giorgio Brezich without resorting to rhetoric and sentimentality, things he certainly didn't appreciate and would have disliked.
Statement from Technical Committee
Class Rule C.5.1.a.3 Electronic Devices…
by Antonio Bari
The Strength of the Snipe Class
More than 32000 boats have been built since 1931, when the naval architect Bill Crosby published the plans of the Snipe on the magazine "The Rudder". As someone noticed, this…
Rules Proposals 25-10 Women’s Regattas Wind Limit
25-10 Rules of Conduct 9.3 Deed of Gift Wind Limit for Women’s regattasDownload According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted…
by SnipeTonight
Rules Proposals 25-09 wind reading
25-09 Rules of Conduct 9.3 wind readingDownload According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted up to 1st March. All proposals…
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Rules Proposals 25-08 black flag
25-08 Rules of Conduct 8.3 black flagDownload According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted up to 1st March. All proposals…
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Rules Proposals 25-07 serial numbers on equipment
25-07 Class Rules new: serial numbers on equipmentDownload According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted up to 1st March. All…
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Rules Proposals 25-05 sail certification
25-05 Class Rules G 2.2 sail certificationDownload According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted up to 1st March. All proposals…
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Rules Proposal 25-04 Spars
25-04_Class Rules F 3.3 SparsDownload ccording to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted up to 1st March. All proposals will be…
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Rules Proposals 25-03 mast weight
25-03 Class Rules E 3.3 mast weightDownload According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted up to 1st March. All proposals…
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Rules Proposals 25-02 Corrector Weights
25-02 Class Rules C 6.2 Corrector WeightsDownload According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted up to 1st March. All proposals…
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Rules Proposals 25-01 electronic compass
25-01 Class Rules C 5.1: electronic compassDownload According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted up to 1st March. All proposals…
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Rule Change Proposals
Yesterday, March 5, ten Rule Change Proposals were posted on the Snipe Class website.
by SnipeToday
Electronic Device Allowed for a Test at the Bacardi Invitational
The SCIRA Technical Committee has just allowed the Vakaros Race Sense at the Bacardi Invitational Regatta, which starts today in Miami, FL, USA.