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14 Questions to … Paola Prada
Paola Prada, new Brazilian National Secretary, Vice Commodore of the Yacht Club Paulista and Snipe sailor. – 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? December 1978, I participated…
Snipe Ranking – SSL Template for reporting
Snipe National Secretaries, Fleet Captains and regatta organizers; Attached is the template to use when submitting regatta results to be considered for the SSL ranking. As you…
by SnipeToday
Grignano, Early 1960s
From Giorgio Brezich archives The photo was certainly taken in Grignano (Gulf of Trieste) in the early 1960s. The motor boat is the “Vela” of…
SSL Ranking – New Coefficients
Three weeks ago the SSL Ranking was extended to the Snipe Class. We have received good feedback from many Snipe Sailors. We…
The Race Organization in the Old Days
[caption id="attachment_8942" align="alignnone" width=""]Miami, platform for the Race Committee with racing signals[/caption]By Giorgio Brezich The Racing Rules of Sailing have remained more or less the same. Today things are specified…
Semana Internacional del Yachting – Drone Video
Semana Internacionale del Yachting – Mar del Plata – Argentina…
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How We Traveled in the Old Days
[caption id="attachment_8923" align="alignnone" width=""][/caption]By Giorgio Brezich (excerpted and translated from the book "La Vita dello Snipe in Italia" – Sergio Michel – 2004 Alberto Perdisa Editore) My younger friends are…
Winter Series Mahon – Video
Mahon, Menorca, Spain, February 2, 2019. Windward mark rounding.
by SnipeToday
Havana, early ’50s
Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz drinking La Bomba in Havana in the early ‘50’s. Note a young Carlos Bosch cheering him on…
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World Snipe Days 2019
By Pietro Fantoni – SCIRA Commodore Letter to NS and sailors January 2019Download Dear National Secretaries, Fleet Captains, Snipe Sailors, In 2018 many SCIRA Countries and…
The Star Sailors League Ranking is one step closer to become global
From the SSL website: http://www.starsailors.com/news/386,the-star-sailors-league-ranking-is-one-step-closer-to-become-global A NEW STEP FOR THE SSL RANKING After four years of experience with the Star class regattas, the Star Sailors League has now integrated…
The Commodore’s Log Book
Photo: Matias Capizzano/SCIRA Hello Snipe Sailors! 2018 finishes with good numbers. Sailors and boats registered with SCIRA have increased. Sailors: 2,530, boats: 1,745; SCIRA Countries: 32. Thanks to all the…
Snipe Bulletin
Read the latest Snipe Bulletin – Winter Issue PDF version to print…
by SCIRA Office
Lake Mohawk, USA Snipe Fleet in the 1930s.
Lake Mohawk, USA Snipe fleet in the 1930s. #4 – Charlie Gabor-1938 Snipe World Champion; #2602 Margaret Hall. Photo provided by Bill Ridge (son of Margaret Hall).
by John D. Rose