My first conscious memory of the person I so respectfully called “The Old Man” was, appropriately, on the race course; watching his Snipe, sail numbers barely visible, cross the entire…
GONZALO “OLD MAN” DIAZ1930- March 3, 2023 Today we’re one less boat on the starting line with the loss of Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz. Loved by everyone he met,…
Miami, FL, USA, January 8, 2023…
The International Snipe Class has a long history of which very few other classes can boast. The boat was designed by Bill Crosby in 1931 and 88 years later,…
Helsinki, September 15, 2018 Finnish Masters unfortunately cancelled due to "heavy" wind.
by Gonzalo "Old Man" Diaz According to the report in the May 1996 Snipe Bulletin: There was no races the first two days as winds were 25 to 40 knots. …
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY – THIS IS A JOKE As part of its continued efforts to increase public interest, the International Pan-American Games Committee has announced that the new mixed…
Miami, February 4, 2018. Report by Carol Cronin “The Comodoro Rasco just has its own special vibe.” That’s how Peter Commette describes it, and I agree. I don’t know of…
Arthur Blodgett, Snipe sailor and coach from Fort Lauderdale - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first memory was when I was 5 my dad rented a…
Teams, weight, boats, masts, sails, graphs and complete measurement excell file (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano) ...
Toronto, July 19, 2015. Medal Race results 1 PUR1 RIOS DE CHOUDENS.. M Skipper 1…
Toronto, July 13, 2015. Results after 3 races (1 discard) (Photo: US Sailing - Will Ricketson) 1. ARG Luis Soubie & Diego Lipszyc, 2 2. PUR Raul Rios & Fernando…
Toronto, July 12, 2015. Results after 1 race 1. ARG Luis Soubie & Diego Lipszyc 2. PUR Raul Rios & Fernando Monllor 3. CAN Evert McLaughling & Alexandra Damley Strnad…
Cottage Park Yacht Club, Boston, MA: August 15, 2014. Three races were fit into a pretty wacky day on Boston Harbor. With the wind ranging from 250-320 degrees and velocity…
