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Decision of the Rules Committee of February 22, 2013 The circular letter of october 2012 from the Chairman of the Rules Committee specified that the new heavier jibs were mandatory in the International events organised in 2013. The Rules Committee was then asked to better specify the meaning of the word “International” and, if possible, to list the events…
Janett Krefting, Snipe Sailor from Norway, 2000 Women's World Champion - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? 1983 , 30 years ago when I was 20. - 2)…
Mark Reynolds, Snipe sailor (US and North American Champion, Worlds runner-up) and Olympic legend (1988 Silver, 1992 Gold, 2000 Gold - Star) - 1) Your first time on a sailing…
César Travado, Snipe coach and sailor, 2006 European Champion with Pablo Fresneda - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I started sailing in Optimist when I was 8…
Giancarlo De Carolis - xylography Born in Bologna in 1923, arrived in Rimini for professional reasons in 1953, Giancarlo De Carolis was fascinated by sailing and in particular by the…
Claus Carpelan, Snipe Sailor from Finland - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I remember that it was sometimes in t he age of 6 or 7. The…
Tobias Chroneer, Snipe Sailor from Sweden - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I believe I was only a small baby sailing with my parents in their small…
Thierry den Hartigh, aka Spike, Snipe Sailor from Belgium - 1) your first time on a sailing boat? My parents bought me an optimist for my 6th birthday. I had…
Luis Pessanha, Snipe sailor and SCIRA Past-Commodore - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? At 7 years old in a Sailing Yacht with my father. After it, I…
Ricardo Lobato - aka Blu - Snipe sailor from Rio de Janeiro and SCIRA Vice-Commodore - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I took the regular Optimist course…
The Europeans Champions show their skills in this long and interesting video. Watch the video!…
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Zbigniew Rakocy, European Secretary, from Poland - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I was 12-13 years old when my younger brother and I started to learn sailing…
"Attention, Snipe Sailors!" Gonzalo "Old Man" Diaz, THE SNIPE SAILOR, from Havana to Miami, 68 years of sailing Snipes! - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? In 1943…
Enrico Michel, Snipe builder and Snipe sailor - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? On an old wooden optimist when I was 6 - 2) Your first time…