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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.
Training hours are always important. Here are some tricks on how to work well and on an effective boat handling.
Is your problem tactics and strategy? Don’t worry, you can find many answers by reading the articles of our experts.
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.
Best of 2019
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…
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SnipeToday 2019 Best Photos
2019 Snipe regattas No soundtrack, so we suggest you to choose and listen your favourite music and enjoy this video. Thanks to: SCIRA Brazil, SCIRA Argentina, Analia Fernandez Cerrato,…
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How to Reach Your Fleet Members
by Reino Sounsilta - Promotion Committee Active communication is one of the most important tools to keep the local fleets engaged. We have a great class with great…
Holiday Greetings by SnipeToday Editors
Dear Snipe Family, Greetings from your SnipeToday Editors in Moruzzo, ITA and Jamestown RI USA! We really appreciate all the stories you’ve submitted this year, showing off your regattas and…
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Two Years as Commodore
by Pietro Fantoni On December 31st, my two full years as Commodore end. First of all, I would like to thank all my colleagues on the Board, our Executive…
2019 Hall of Fame Inductees
The International Snipe Class has a long history of which very few other classes can boast. The boat was designed by Bill Crosby in 1931 and 88 years later,…
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14 Questions to … Luis Borba
Luis Borba from Sao Paulo, Brazil – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My Dad surprised me with a used Optimist a few days before the 1st…
Loading a Lineburger Snipe on a DC-6
DC-6 by VARIG Airlines – Alberto Lineburger Snipe boarding from Porto Alegre to São Paulo – Yatch Club Santa Amaro ~ 1963-1965. Photo from Lineburger family records.
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Promotional Ideas for Fleets and Small Countries
By Reino Suonsilta - Promotion Committee The following is based on an email discussion by a small group from the Promotion Committee: Zibi Rakocy, Ivo Gattulli, Reino Suonsilta…
SSL Finals, Snipe World Champion Haddad finished 7th
The SSL Finals finished last Saturday in Nassau, Bahamas. Our 2019 Snipe World Champion Henrique Haddad, with his crew Henry Boening, sailed a great regatta, finishing 7th and representing…
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2019 Snipe Worlds Survey Responses
After the last Junior and the Senior Worlds the Board decided to send a questionnaire to the participants (“2019 Snipe Worlds Survey”) for knowing their opinions regarding some topics.
1962 Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship
Start of 1962 Western Hemisphere Championship in Brasilia, Brasil These photos were found in the SCIRA archives of the 1962 Western Hemisphere Championship in Brasilia, Nov 23-Dec 2. Brazilia, Brazil,…
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1959, Snipes and Stars in Nassau, Bahamas
Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh) in the Bahamas – at the Royal Nassau Sailing Club – presents trophies (the King’s cup) to winners. Snipes from minute 2:09…
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Choosing the “Right” Gate: My Top Ten Factors
by Carol Cronin (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano / SCIRA) It wasn’t until the Snipe Women’s Nationals that I realized how much I relied on gates. Because. There. Weren’t.
by Carol Cronin