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Story by Carol Cronin (Photo courtesy Ted Morgan) At a recent Snipe regatta, Kim Couranz and I counted up the number of lines we each control. Her total? Sixteen (eight on port tack, eight on starboard). My total? One. Giving Kim all the controls except the mainsheet allows me to concentrate on steering and trimming without distraction. Of course,…
The 2018 Snipe Rules of Conduct for Championships (Nationals on up) are posted and updated on the Snipe website.
Not only is a sailing Class strong when a lot of wonderful regattas are organized all over the world, but also if it has a large membership. Statistics say that…
SCIRA’s rules have been approved by World Sailing and will take effect January 1, 2018 through 2020. See the new version posted on the snipe.org website! Thanks…
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, November 11, 2017 At the World Sailing Annual General Meeting a submission (091-17 "World Championships") was approved that could have positive impacts on Snipe events. We now…
Quantum's George Szabo has a sailing schedule that most can't keep up with. In order for him to compete at back-to-back regattas around the globe (not to mention win them),…
Alexandre Paradeda is not only a new member of the Quantum family, but also one of the top names in the Snipe class and a Snipe World Champion. Quantum's George…
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What boat did Tiago Brito and Antonio Rosa use to become 2017 Junior World Champions in La Coruna? ... photo gallery ...
What boat did Raul Rios and Mac Agnese use to become 2017 Snipe World Champions in La Coruna? ... photo gallery ...
I usually write articles when I have a solution to a particular problem. This one is more of a cry for help from a small skipper: how do I…
The new Rules of Conduct for conducting International & National championships, the new N.o.R and Sailing Instructions templates and the new SCIRA courses have been posted on the…
The Snipe Class has been working with ISAF/World sailing since 2010 to convert our Rules and Restrictions to the ISAF/WS rules format. The content and intent of the Snipe…
By Luis Soubie (Photo courtesy of John Payne - 2014 WH&O Championship) It is very important to have good speed, but more important is to sail a good race. This…
Snipe Sailors – the General Restrictions for the Snipe class have been posted to the snipe.org website. These rules are in effect beginning January 2017. Please refer…