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From 1966 Snipe Bulletin, Vol. 6 – Testing spinnakers Giorgio Brezich remembers: We sailed several regattas and also an “Open European Championship” open to boats with and without spinnakers.
The Snipe Class rules 2014-2016 are close to be finalized and approved by ISAF. This has been a long process translating to the ISAF template. We hope…
From Uruguay, Ricky Fabini, 1989 Snipe World Champion - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first time on a sailing boat was in an old Lightning my…
From the SCIRA archives Izmir, Turkey, 1966 6th Junior European Championship … photo gallery … img389.jpg img390.jpg img391.jpg…
Nice video from the 2014 Brazilian Nationals Florianopolis, February 3-7, 2014 Iate Clube da Santa Caterina [iframe width=”300″ height=”250″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/yYWfohBVGAo?rel=0″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen ] Play Esporte…
By Carol Cronin (Where Books Meet Boats) It's been a tough February for flying into and out of the Northeast, and I definitely qualify as a frequent traveler…
Snipe Mast History as viewed by Gonzalo Diaz, Sr. In 1945 when my father bought me my first Snipe, (Rosi II # 3686) we all at the Miramar Yacht Club…
By Gonzalo "Old Man" Diaz (Photos from SCIRA archives) This is the Comodoro Rasco delivering a Snipe to a Miramar Yacht Club winner Julio Jané. from left to right: Jané's…
Jean Jacques Frebault, Snipe sailor from Claouey, France - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? In 1972 I was 8 in the sailing school in Claouey. It was…
Henry Filter, Snipe sailor from Annapolis - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? Age 5 sailing with my parents on an O'Day tempest 23. We sailed on the…
[caption id="attachment_8835" align="alignnone" width=""]Gweneth Crook with Past Commodores Doug De Souza, Don Bedford, Brainard Cooper[/caption]By Gweneth Crook, SCIRA Vice-Commodore District 6 Snipe Championships (regatta report) were held this…
Damir Vranic, Snipe sailor from Rijeka, Croatia and National Secretary - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? It was Optimist in 85' at the age of 8. I…
[caption id="attachment_8785" align="alignnone" width=""]Gonzalo Diaz Sr. sailing Jupiter[/caption]From Gonzalo "Old Man" Diaz archives Gonzalo Diaz Sr. sailing Jupiter 10111 off the shore of Miramar Yacht Club, Havana, Cuba. In the…
[caption id="attachment_8756" align="alignnone" width=""]Jacques-Louis David (le Serment du jeu de paume)[/caption]The Board of Governors approved the new Rules Change Process (read more), which has been published on the…