How to sail a Snipe fast? Read the tuning tips from our experts. Spreaders, rake, mast butt position.
I’ll just come right out and say it: I’m very proud that Kim Couranz and I tied for third with Augie Diaz/Barbie Brotons at the generally windy 2021 Snipe North Americans. As a team we tip the scales at 280 pounds (127 kilos), so heavy air is always a challenge. And after a spring and summer of mostly…
by Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz 28814 started in March 1995 with either a Proctor Miracle or a Junior Sidewinder (worst than the proctor miracle) which I inverted several times…
Special guests: Augie Diaz (from Miami) and Victor Perez Campos (from Palma de Mallorca)…
Quantum's George Szabo has a sailing schedule that most can't keep up with. In order for him to compete at back-to-back regattas around the globe (not to mention win them),…
Alexandre Paradeda is not only a new member of the Quantum family, but also one of the top names in the Snipe class and a Snipe World Champion. Quantum's George…
By Carol Cronin (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano) Kim Couranz and I top out at a combined 280 pounds (127 kg), and more than one well-intentioned friend has…
By Carol Cronin 33rd overall? Doesn’t sound very impressive. Four years ago, Kim Couranz and I sure weren’t crowing about that finish at the 2011 Snipe Worlds. So why are…
By Luis Soubie Our boat, the Snipe, behaves more or less similarly between 7 and 20 knots, but above 20 and below 7 knots sailing should be approached differently .
By Luis Soubie In this chapter we will discuss the "elephant in the room". When I do clinics, I talk for hours about tactics, the importance of the approach and…
By Eric Heim (Snipe Bulletin, Summer 2014) Before we get into the details of why and when to move the mast butt in a Snipe, here's a quick history lesson.
[caption id="attachment_9018" align="alignnone" width=""]http://www.friedbits.com/[/caption]By: Peter Commette(This article is adapted from another written by someone else, who wishes not to be mentioned.) Boat Design When speed sailing in a straight…
Article by Eric Heim (published in the last Snipe Bulletin) You get to the boat park early. Coffee in hand. It has been a tough week, but it is time…
To paraphrase the great American author Mark Twain, “Everybody talks about the spreaders but nobody does anything about them." Most Snipe sailors will set their spreaders up where their sailmaker’s…
Originally published on www.snipe.it (Italian and English text) Dopo l’ultima regata di Porto, dopo essermi congratulato per il suo terzo posto, chiesi a Peter…