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Originally published on snipe.it (December 2010). - In the last years a new life began for the Snipe class in Croatia. Can you tell us how important was the class in the past and now in your country? Snipe always had a big significance in Croatia. For years this was the most numerous and frequent class on…
Marina Gallego started sailing the Snipe two years ago when she jumped into the Snipe Women’s Worlds in Spain. She spends most of her time working on her bid to…
A Gold medal at the 2008 Olympics. An Olympic match racing campaign that's well underway. Why does someone with those aspirations come to sail at the Snipe Women's Worlds in…
Molly grew up in San Diego, one of the hotbeds of Snipe sailing. She didn't race Snipes very much, but she was in demand with some of the best Snipers…
Over 60 boats came to Annapolis this summer to sail the Snipe US Nationals. One thing that stood out was how many young people were racing this year. It wasn't…
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[caption id="attachment_4713" align="alignnone" width=""]Manu Hens & Enrico Michel in San Diego (2009)[/caption](snipe.it, December 2009) When did you start sailing? Many years ago my parents had a motorboat in…
The 2009 US Snipe Snipe Nationals kicked off in Pensacola this past June in what was billed as much better conditions than when the Nationals were last here. The conditions…
The 2009 Snipe World Championship in San Diego was everything competitors thought it would be. The winds were light but never so light that you could not have great tactical…
[caption id="attachment_4711" align="alignnone" width=""]Bruno Bethlem[/caption]This interview was originally pubished on snipe.it and Snipe Bulletin. How did you prepare for the Worlds? Did you train a lot and where? Wich…
Bibi Juetz has been sailing Snipes for 60 years, both in her home country of Brazil and around the world. At 75, she’s just finished competing in the Snipe Master’s…
George Szabo sails Snipes because the Class knows how to have fun both on and off the water. As an international Class it attracts some of the best small…
Carol Cronin’s been sailing Snipes for almost 20 years. She’s crewed for many of the best skippers in the class and she’s going to the World’s this September as crew…
The Old Man has been sailing Snipes since he was 15 years old in Cuba. The Snipe was already an established class with boats sailing shortly after the plans were…