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You can find the 2021 Snipe Class Calendar at this link: Snipe Class Calendar There you can find all the International regattas and some National and local regattas. Thanks to: Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden, Spain, Croatia, Finland, Austria, United Kingdom, Peru. And also thanks to the local fleets and districts:…
by Pepe Perez Fortunately there are “Great Snipe Locos” all over the world … now, in Galicia and Valencia, the fever has been unleashed for the recovery of wooden…
Watch the video: https://arquivos.rtp.pt/conteudos/vela-25o-campeonato-do-mundo-da-classe-snipe-no-rio-de-janeiro/?fbclid=IwAR1C6oumzD5i2Aq3dqCGHB0BXWBJ79MM_P7mTcRA02YE9Yrct2q7mgdFbV8 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 8-15, 1971 USA Earl Elms & Craig Martin, 17 BRA Ralph Conrad & Pedro Reinhard, 25.7 ESP Felix Gancedo…
by Herman Vandormael The Ostend Snipe fleet is the oldest in Belgium. In 1947 the North Sea Yacht Club was founded by young members of the RYCO (Royal Yacht…
Video by Nautica Digital Luanda, Angola, Portuguese West Africa, October 24 – November 1, 1969 Earl Elms and Mike Shear, USA Reinaldo Conrad and Mario Buckup, Brazil Paulo Santos…
(Photo courtesy of Club Vela Blanes) South European Championship Blanes, Spain 1970 – Félix Gancedo & M. Bernal; 1972 – Giorgio Brezich & Roberto Vencato 1975 – Félix Gancedo &…
This Snipe was build in 1964 by boatbuilder Mallentjer, in the region North of Antwerp, at the time a well known builder of Optimist, Vaurien, Cadet, Moth, Snipe. Hugo…
By Carol Cronin (photo courtesy of Fried Elliott) John Gatewood asked us the following rigging question a few months ago, and now that the sailing season is winding down we…
What’s new? Class Rules, Constitution, Rules of Conduct, Deeds of Gift, Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions, Measurer’s Handbook For all rules and regulations check on https://www.snipe.org/rules Slides…
(Photo courtesy of Circolo della Vela Muggia) Muggia, 1955 Miss K – Capio & Podestà Lucia – Brambilla & Brambilla Punta Salvore – D’Isiot & Pacco…
The 2021-2024 Snipe Class Rules were also published on World Sailing website. Click here for download: Snipe Class Rules Class Rules Changes…
Bibi Juetz passed away yesterday after a long battle. Bibi was an example for many sailors for her attachment to the Snipe Class.
Gus Wirth, Snipe sailor from San Diego, California, new Chairman of the Rules Committee. – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I was in high school. A friend invited me out with his family on…
2020 Holiday Greetings from Snipe women & girls around the world…
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…