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Excerpt from SCIRA USA Fukuoka, Japan (August 31, 2014) – More important than the trophies was the teamwork that made the 2014 Snipe World Championship of Masters possible. A heartfelt thank you to the scores of Hakata Yacht Club juniors and Fukuoka University sailors who brought such a cool energy to the event and helped to run…
[caption id="attachment_10538" align="alignnone" width=""]Snipe Camp 2014 was a reward in itself. Photo: PaulCroninStudios[/caption]By Carol Cronin (Where Books Meet Boats) We hear it all the time: "work hard and…
During the European Championship a Sailors forum was held in Kamien Pomorski. Kamien Pomorski, Poland, August 19, 2014 The following topics were suggested from the sailors for discussion: Jib Cloth…
From SpinSheet By Kim Couranz What do you get when you mix 30 young sailors, 15 challenging dinghies, and a handful of experienced sailors who are also…
Sailing is a family affair! That Daddy-Daughter Bond Racing Through Childhood By Erin Elser From Sail Magazine…
[caption id="attachment_10158" align="alignnone" width=""]Even on the windiest day of the regatta, leaving sails up during the lunch break was, unfortunately, not a problem.[/caption]By Carol Cronin When we drove into Okoboji,…
From boats.com Article by Carol Cronin A rally brings together Snipes from every decade since the 1930s. Last weekend I went to the Winchester Invitational and Classic Snipe…
By Greg Saldana (photo courtesy of Marzio Bondi) Friday June 27 38 boats sailed out of Portoverde under the warm sun of Riccione and gentle breezes of the…
From snipeusa.com By Art Rousmaniere Please, let's all of us openly admit that numbers of Snipes on the starting line and at fleet parties is like my mother's…
Latest issue of the Snipe Bulletin now available for reading online! Snipe Bulletin Summer 2014…
Article (in Spanish) by Pepe Perez Pietro Fantoni ha escrito un sentido y emotivo artículo ensalzando las bondades de nuestra Asociación y justificando la necesidad de ser socio…
By Jerome Fournier Hi all..... great sailing this weekend. It dawned on me Sunday evening after returning home from the awards ceremony that this past weekend we honored two major…
This e-mail was sent to all National Secretaries and Board Members. If you have an interest in or ideas about promoting the Snipe Class or want to volunteer your…
Moruzzo, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy - Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA - April 1st, 2014 We hope you have enjoyed our April Fools stories. Pesce d'aprile! Poisson d'avril! Aprilvis! (i.e. April's…
By Don Bedford The Snipe Class lost one of its major contributors and sailors with the passing of Earl Elms last week. Earl helped to create the modern…