Antonio Lopez Montoya, from Cartagena, Spain, is the 2015 Junior World Champion (with his crew Gregorio Belmonte Cuenca). - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first time in Optimist was in the summer of 2006. - 2) Your first time on a Snipe? Mmmmm, I think that two years and a half ago, during the summer too.
Gustavo Carvalho, from Salvador de Bahia, 2015 Snipe World Champion with his skipper Mateus Tavares (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano) - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My…
Mateus Tavares, 2015 Snipe World Champion (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano - Video: surfing Laser in 2007) - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? Maybe when I was…
Stephan and Monica Irgens frequently win the "farthest traveled award." Based in St. Louis, MO, they are regular attendees for most of the east coast US regattas, including the Florida…
I've been lucky enough to sail a Snipe with Kim Couranz since 2010. Kim's based in Annapolis, only a short walk from the home of Snipe Fleet 532 (Severn Sailing…
Doug Hart, Snipe Sailor from San Diego - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I first sailed in 1959 on an old Flying Dutchman sailboat with my father…
Alex and Lisa say: "We were a fission of two separate Snipe circles and still maintain our own “identities” in the class so we have answered separately, just the way…
Harri Palm and Molly Kurvink have been sailing the Snipe together for a very long time. For the past two years, they've been practicing with Team Canada in the lead-up…
Editor's Note: When I first met JJ and Tracy Hall at the 2012 North Americans, they were looking for a new sailing challenge. They bought a boat in 2014 and…
Naoki Inoue, 32 years of sailing Snipes - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first time was on a Snipe. I began with the club activities in…
Victor Perez Campos, eclectic sailor from Madrid, who lives in Rotterdam, sails with the Belgian fleet, sometimes steers the boat, sometimes crews for Manu Hens, always with excellent results. Last…
Antolin Alejandre, from Almeria, 2014 Junior European Champion (as skipper) and 2012 and 2014 Senior European Champion (as crew) (Photo: Antolin Alejandre - left - and Raul de Valenzuela -…
From Poland Rafal Zakrzewski, East European Secretary - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I started sailing when I was seven. It was a half century ago. At…
Kai Saarhelo from Pori, Finland - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I guess it was sometime in 1968. Trying an Optimist on a small lake. - 2)…
Aine McLean Fretwell from San Diego, California - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first time on a sailboat was when I was about 9. We sailed…