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Exchange of Views & Reading

All about the Snipe Class and the Snipe Sailors. Exchange of views, opinions, comments and new proposals. The Snipe is alive and exciting. And the discussion is lively as well.

Losing the Belly Fire: Olympic Retirement

Today Olympian (and Women’s Snipe World Champion) Anna Tunnicliffe announced her retirement from her Rio 2016 Olympic campaign. For ST Editor Carol Cronin, it brought back the memory of her own Olympic retirement several years ago. The morning of February 6, 2007 is etched in my memory. Pulling out of the Olympic Sailing Center in Miami with my Olympic…

by Carol Cronin 01/10/2014

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Best of 2013

Here you can find a collection of pieces (articles, stories, interviews, reports, video) of the last 12 months. If you missed these stories the first time, we highly recommend reading…

by SnipeToday 12/28/2013

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Holiday Greetings from Your SnipeToday Editors

It's been almost two years since our "Site for All Snipe Sailors" went online. And now at the center of our web site are the sailors of all fleets, all…

by SnipeToday 12/22/2013

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Dear Santa: A Christmas List for Snipe Sailors

Dear Santa, I was a pretty good Snipe sailor this year. I finished in the top ten in a couple of regattas, and out of the top ten the rest…

by Carol Cronin 12/22/2013

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Fleet 801 St. Petersburg

Early History Fleet 801 was quite active in the late 1980's and early 1990's. Under the leadership of Bill and Sherry Welch, the fleet grew to about 30 local boats…

by Steve Lang 12/18/2013

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Snipe Bulletin

Latest issue of the Snipe Bulletin now available for reading online…

by SnipeToday 12/11/2013

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Fleet 399 El Gato – Fleet 847 Laguna

By Corrado Perini Snipe Fleets in Chioggia Chioggia, Venice Lagoon, is called "Little Venice", because of its historical center, similar to "La Serenissima", made of bridges and canals. The local…

by Corrado Perini 12/06/2013

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Fleet 876 Romagna

Fleet 876, Romagna, Italy By Alberto Perdisa History of the fleet After convincing some friends in 2000 to buy Snipes and re-launching the boat in an area once important but…

by Alberto Perdisa 11/30/2013

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Learning from My Crew (I Call Him Dad)

[caption id="attachment_8195" align="alignnone" width=""]Darby Capellin grew up sailing Optis in St. Pete.[/caption]Sailing at this weekend’s Snipe State Championship in St. Petersburg, Florida was such as amazing learning experience. Competing along…

by Darby Capellin 11/20/2013

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Dad, Will You Crew for Me?

[caption id="attachment_8192" align="alignnone" width=""]Darby and Alan Capellin also sail together on other boats, like this J/95.[/caption]Editor's Note: Alan Capellin is a multi-regatta winning Snipe crew with a variety of skippers.

by Alan Capellin 11/19/2013

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Fleet 495 San Diego

Fleet 495, San Diego, CA, USA By Don Bedford Started by Herbie Shear back in the early 1960s, Fleet 495 (then the Mission Bay Snipe Fleet) began with a few…

by Don Bedford 11/13/2013

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Flotilha 727 Campestre

A short history (in Portuguese) of the Fleet 727 Campestre 1971 : O Ano da Classe Snipe em Sta Catarina "Um lago seria, por certo, apenas um lago…

by Enio Lineburger 11/11/2013

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Fleets

The heart of the Snipe class is the local fleet. Fleet activity boosts regional, national and international activity. It is also a “family” where the sailors can spend their…

by Pietro Fantoni 11/10/2013

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Snipe Fleet #24 Santa Monica Bay

Fleet #24 was one of the early chartered Snipe fleets in the USA. It has been relocated from Santa Monica to Marina del Rey, a suburb of Santa Monica. They…

by John D. Rose 11/05/2013

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Sailors Forum Notes

During the Senior World Championship a Sailors forum was held in a theatre at the Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro. These were ideas from the room for the Board…

by SnipeToday 09/30/2013