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Attention Snipe Sailors! April Fool Stories
Miami, FL, USA, April 1st, 2025 We hope you have enjoyed our April Fool’s stories.
by SnipeTonight
April 1st
Snipe Sailor Disqualified After Allegedly Implanting AI Chip Directly Into Brain
Antwerp, Galgenweel, Belgium, April 1st, 2024. The usually placid waters of Lake Galgenweel are roiling with controversy after an unnamed Snipe sailor, remaining anonymous due to privacy concerns, was disqualified…
Snipe Worlds Make Icy Shift
Mahon, Spain and Nuuk, Greenland, April 1st, 2025. In a move that has sent ripples through the Snipe sailing community, the 2026 Snipe World Championship, originally slated to be held…
by SnipeTonight
Tariffs
Brussels, Belgium, April 1st, 2025. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters: "After a long negotiation involving both sides of the Atlantic, the European Commission is happy to…
by SnipeTonight
Rules Change: Any Type of Electronic Device Allowed
Effective January 1, 2026…
by SnipeTonight
Attention Snipe Sailors! April Fool’s Stories
Moruzzo, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy - Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA – April 1st, 2024.
by SnipeToday
Snipe Worlds: AI instead of IJ
The Snipe Class has always been used by World Sailing to test new ideas, though not all of their experiments work out.
Breaking News: Snipes added to Paris Olympics
With just over 100 days until the Opening Ceremonies on the River Seine, World Sailing has announced an equipment substitution for the mixed doublehanded discipline: the Snipe will replace the…
by Carol Cronin
Sailmaker starts using “Flow-Vis”
We have learned from a reliable spy (who must of course remain anonymous) that an Italian sailmaker is now developing sails with state of the art Formula 1 technology: Flow-Vis.
Best Practices for Blowing Up Your Own Snipe Mast
Newport, RI, April 1, 2024: This summer, Narragansett Bay’s Fleet 17 will be testing out an experimental boat enhancement—and no, it’s not retrofitted foils from Jibetech…
by Carol Cronin
There were not “only” 24 proposals, but 1424!
Due to a malfunction of the SCIRA e-mail server, today an additional 1424 Rule Change proposals were received by the SCIRA office, adding to the 24 already received and posted…
Attention Snipe Sailors! April Fool’s Stories
Miami, FL, USA – April 1st, 2023 Feeling foolish this year? Yeah, we are too. With so many sailing plans tossed out the window, we’ve dug pretty deep for this…
by SnipeToday
Changes to Class Rules C.5.1 – “Portable Equipment”
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY – THIS IS A JOKE The Technical Committee, following the suggestion of the SCIRA rule guru Antonio Bari and with the approval of the SCIRA Board, has…
by SnipeToday
Snipe Masters Worlds Adds Under 30 Division
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY – THIS IS A JOKE Bowing to the inevitable, the 2023 Masters Worlds has added an Under 30 Division to the upcoming regatta in Porto Sherry, Spain.
by Carol Cronin
Extended Midwinters Planned for 2024
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY – THIS IS A JOKE Upper Keys Sailing Club was the first to announce their Snipe regatta dates for 2024; the Midwinter Championship will begin on February…
by Carol Cronin