Exchange of Views & Reading
Snipe Bulletin
Latest issue of the Snipe Bulletin – Winter 2015 – now available for reading online!…
by SCIRA Office
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.
Olympic Broach: The No Good Very Bad Windiest Day
[caption id="attachment_11296" align="alignnone" width=""]Team GBR got around us on the second upwind leg, on their way to another race win. Meanwhile from the Parthenon, the sailing gods watched over us.
by Carol Cronin
Aquarelle
Un altro ritrattino ad acquarello Courtesy of Davide Besana www.davidebesana.com aquarelle …
by SnipeToday
2016 Id Crook Memorial World Masters Championship
By Gweneth Crook – SCIRA Vice-Commodore While in Japan at the 2014 Masters Championship it was brought to my attention that the rotation for this championship was not following…
How to Improve Fast – 1. How to Race
HOW TO IMPROVE FAST by Luis Soubié (photo courtesy of John Payne) PROLOGUE "HOW TO IMPROVE FAST" is a series of short articles to the sailors who usually end up…
by Luis Soubié
Talamone Snipe Invitational
Talamone, September 26-28, 2014. SCIRA Coaching Initiative Report by Silvia Penso, Giulia Bernardi and Eleonora Zuzic (photo courtesy of Paolo Cardoni; video by SnipeToday) Arrival on Friday, accommodation…
by SnipeToday
Snipe Bulletin
Read the latest monster issue – out today! … Snipe Bulletin Fall 2014…
by SCIRA Office
WH&O Open Sailor’s Forum
During the Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship a Sailors forum was held in San Diego. September 8, 2014San Diego Yacht Club, USA The following topics were suggested from the…
What’s in a #Boatie?
By Carol Cronin - From boats.com What do you call a selfie taken on a boat? A boatie. Selfies are everywhere. And since most of my friends are…
by Carol Cronin
Master Worlds, a Truly World-Class Event
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…
by SnipeToday
Rewarded for Hard Work: Snipe Camp
[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…
by Carol Cronin
European Open Sailor’s Forum
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…
by SnipeToday
The Future Looks Bright!
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…
by Kim Couranz
That Daddy-Daughter Bond
Sailing is a family affair! That Daddy-Daughter Bond Racing Through Childhood By Erin Elser From Sail Magazine…
by SnipeToday
2014 Snipe US Nationals: Full of Surprises
[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,…
by Carol Cronin