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by Xandi Paradeda (originally published on quantumsails.com) Quantum sail consultant, sailmaker, and accomplished Snipe sailor, Xandi Paradeda, reflects on the development of the Snipe class over…
Joan Fernandez is building a new wooden Snipe, in Matarò, Spain. He is an expert builder and specialist in numerical control. This wooden boat is built with the latest technology.
by Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz 28814 started in March 1995 with either a Proctor Miracle or a Junior Sidewinder (worst than the proctor miracle) which I inverted several times…
Thinking about how to roll tack and jibe your Snipe. Take a minute and watch George Szabo (Quantum Sails) with Eric Wilcox put the rail in the water go…
Special guests: Augie Diaz (from Miami) and Victor Perez Campos (from Palma de Mallorca)…
Alex Pline explains how to rig a Snipe Part 1: Stepping the mast on a Persson Snipe Thanks to Alex and Lisa Pline (Annapolis Snipe Fleet)…
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by Lisa Pline (questions) and Arthur Blodgett, Doug Hart, Augie Diaz (answers) From the Experts: Single boat practicing For those of us lucky enough to now be able to…
by Antonio Bari – Chairman SCIRA Rule Committee The 2020 edition of Measurers’ Handbook is now online at https://www.snipe.org/rules/class-rules updated to the latest rules amendments…
Special Guest: Arthur Blodgett Arthur explains some typical situations at mark rounding (windward mark and leeward mark)…
Ricardo Lobato – SCIRA Past Commodore and Rules Expert – explains the rule 42 evolution and the Snipe Class Guidelines…
by Luis Soubie – SCIRA Commodore There are few things worse on a Snipe than rounding the leeward mark without the pole retracting correctly. If this happens,…
by George Szabo When the sailing season comes back, we’ll have a lot of regattas to make up, and only a short amount of time. You’ll want to be…
[caption id="attachment_4688" align="alignnone" width=""]US Nationals - San Francisco 2008 (Fried Elliot)[/caption]Racing sailboats is a wonderful sport. It’s always available for you when you are ready. I find myself…
by Antonio Bari – Rules Committee Chairman Over the past few months, several requests have been submitted to the Rules Committee to clarify or explain specific…
