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Arcachon, France, 1955
Dragons and Snipes in Arcachon, France, 1955…
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Articles, Advices & Education
How to sail a Snipe fast? Read the tuning tips from our experts. Spreaders, rake, mast butt position. Do you have doubts about how to rig a Snipe? Read the news about boats or equipments.
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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.
Interview with the Photographer: Will Carrara
Will Carrara, sailing photographer from Sao Paulo, Brazil – 1) When did you start as photographer and what sparked that? I started as a self-taught and as hobby in…
1956-57, Snipe Sailing in Mahon
Mahon, Menorca, Spain, 1956-57 Damian Borras sent to us these beautiful photos of Snipe sailing in his town, Mahon.
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A Necessary Clarification
A rose from my garden, a rose for the Class by Pietro Fantoni My latest article provoked many comments. I must say that I focused on a formal and procedural…
Nick Grael’s Point of View
by Nicholas Grael Hello! I wanted to express my opinion regarding the changes in 2020 and 2021 major regattas. First of all, I totally agree with the postponement of…
Why I Respectfully Disagree
Joseph Mallord William Turner – Storm at Venice by Pietro Fantoni – SCIRA member Last Friday, after a Thursday night meeting, SCIRA Board of Directors has made the…
Different Times and Different Places for Different Regattas
Photo courtesy of John Payne by Kathleen Tocke These days, sailors around the world find themselves reading sailing blogs, looking at old regatta photos and videos, longing for the time…
SnipeToday Video Conference: Racing Rule 18 Webinar
Special Guest: Arthur Blodgett Arthur explains some typical situations at mark rounding (windward mark and leeward mark)…
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14 Questions to … Daniela Semec
Photo courtesy of Andrea Carloni Daniela Semec, from Trieste, Italian National Secretary, Vice-European Secretary and, of course, Snipe sailor. – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? When I was 18, I met the person…
Interview with the photographer: Analia Fernandez Cerrato
Analia Fernandez Cerrato, sailing photographer from Argentina who now lives in Valencia, Spain. – 1) When did you start as a photographer and what sparked that? It…
A Tiny Giant in Sailing World
Photo courtesy of Star Sailors League by Carol Cronin (Published on the blog “Carol Newman Cronin – Where Books Meet Boats”) Back in December, I went to…
by Carol Cronin
From the Vice Commodore
Promotion in the Snipe class after the abolition of restrictions related to SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus by Zbigniew Zibi Rakocy The world and our whole life after the pandemic will no…
14 Questions to … John Rose
John Rose, from Tacoma, WA, USA, is our Class history expert. He has owned 18 Snipes since 1948. And the last acquisition was in March! “With the “new” acquistion, my four-Snipe…
From the Commodore
by Luis Soubie, SCIRA Commodore Hello Snipe family, I am writing these lines to you from my home, on my 24th day of quarantine, as many of you are…
by Luis Soubié
2019 US Women’s Snipe Nationals
2019 US Women’s National Snipe Championships held at Branched Oak Lake Nebraska August 23-25, 2019.
by Mary Buckley