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2018 Snipe Europeans – Photo Book
Photo Book by Matias Capizzano https://issuu.com/mcapizzano/docs/2018_snipe_european…
by SnipeToday
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.
The 1996 Midwinter Regatta in Clearwater
by Gonzalo "Old Man" Diaz According to the report in the May 1996 Snipe Bulletin: There was no races the first two days as winds were 25 to 40 knots. …
Learning Our Way to Winning
by Carol Cronin Winning a world championship doesn't come easy in the Snipe class, even though there are three different chances every two years (at least for those of us…
by Carol Cronin
2018 Europeans Sailors’ Forum
On Wednesday 22 August we held the traditional Sailors' Forum in Yyteri, Pori, Finland, the site of the Snipe Europeans. There were a good number of sailors present and lively…
1975 US Nationals Program – Green Lake
Green Lake, Winsconsin, August 16-22, 1975 This was a US Nationals with 129 Snipes by Lee Griffith Three weeks before this year's Green Lake Nationals I was moving some stacks…
by Lee Griffith
Collaboration, Not Competition
By Kim Couranz, SpinSheet Magazine Once that warning gun sounds, it's on. It's time to sail fast, fair, and smart. But on the way to and from the…
by Kim Couranz
5 Life Lessons from Winning a Worlds
by Carol Cronin As a writer and sailor, there are few chances for me to sit back and, well, CROW about a recent accomplishment. But that’s exactly what…
by Carol Cronin
Board Approves Rule Changes
The SCIRA Board has approved several rule changes that will go into effect January 1, 2019. To see what passed (and did not), visit the Class page…
by SnipeToday
1947 Snipe World Championship – Geneva, Switzerland
From the book "Master of the Sky and Sea – The Story of Ted Wells" by James Rix A few regattas in the early '40s had participants from…
by James Rix
#7082 “Snowball”
The 1953 Snipe Worlds Championship (Monaco) is described in Ted Wells "Wells' Wanderings" column in the October 1953 Snipe Bulletin, and there is also an article with boat equipment and…
The Commodore’s Log Book
Hello Snipe Sailors! In the northern hemisphere we are at the height of the competitive season: many national championships have already been held as well as a successful World Masters…
Snipe Bulletin
Read the latest Snipe Bulletin – summer issue … pdf … Snipe Bulletin Summer 2018…
by SCIRA Office
Dunphy Snipes
Dunphy Boats built a lot of sailboats, most importantly Snipe class one-design racing and family sailboats, which were very popular and competitive in the late 1930s and 1940s until…
by John D. Rose
Snipe World Masters – Film
Vilamoura, Portugal, June 25-30, 2018 [iframe width=”300″ height=”250″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/_s-ZJy7VWqM?rel=0″ frameborder=”0″ allow=”autoplay; encrypted-media” allowfullscreen ]…
by SnipeToday
Gerber Snipe #12021
1960 Wooden Gerber-built Snipe #12021 By John Rose I saw this boat at the 2009 Classic Snipe Rally/Halloween Regatta in Atlanta, and was thrilled by the beauty of the…
by John D. Rose