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by Pietro Fantoni On December 31st, my two full years as Commodore end. First of all, I would like to thank all my colleagues on the Board, our Executive Director, the Technical Committee, the National Secretaries, the Fleet Captains and all the sailor friends who supported me. It has been an honor and a pleasure for me to serve…
The International Snipe Class has a long history of which very few other classes can boast. The boat was designed by Bill Crosby in 1931 and 88 years later,…
By Reino Suonsilta - Promotion Committee The following is based on an email discussion by a small group from the Promotion Committee: Zibi Rakocy, Ivo Gattulli, Reino Suonsilta…
After the last Junior and the Senior Worlds the Board decided to send a questionnaire to the participants (“2019 Snipe Worlds Survey”) for knowing their opinions regarding some topics.
Hello Snipe Sailors, The Snipe World Championship, every two years, for sure is the pinnacle SCIRA event. I have been so fortunate to be part of nine Snipe World…
Read the latest Snipe Bulletin – now available for download! SnipeBulletinFall2019…
Published on October 28th, 2019 by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News The goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful…
Ilhabela, Brazil, October 9, 2019 Number of Races at World Championship General consensus was 2 races/day and 9 races. Only have 3 races if behind in the schedule Number of…
by Luis Borba (From snipe.com.br) OK, so I didn’t qualify for the 2019 Worlds. Nothing new;after all, I’m just a mid-fleet sailor and only the best qualified. But this time was different…
By Carol Cronin (from Where Books Meet Boats – written on October 10, 2019, before the Snipe World Championship) I’m sailing the Snipe Open Worlds this…
From Carol Newman Cronin Blog By Carol Cronin What does it take to go to a world championship in sailing? Well, that’s like asking “how long…
By Sue Roberts (SCIRA Treasurer) There are many myths surrounding the SCIRA Board. When I became your SCIRA Treasurer a year and a half ago a few sailing friends…
Hello Snipe Sailors, In recent months, two very successful international regattas took place. The first one, the Masters European Championship was hosted in May by SCIRA Spain, the Valencia…
Sailors sharing ideas about boat set-up in the boat park. Photo by Kim Couranz By Kim Couranz (from Spinsheet) Big Regattas, Big Learning Opportunities Early last month,…
Read the latest Snipe Bulletin SnipeBulletinSummer2019-1…