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 on the Snipe Class website.
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…
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…
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.
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…
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY – THIS IS A JOKE Inspired by Matias Capizzano’s coverage of the 2023 Western Hemisphere & Asia Championship (WHAC), renowned coach Leandro Spina has started a new…
Moruzzo, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy – Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA – April 1st, 2022 Feeling foolish this year? Yeah, we are too. With so many sailing plans tossed out the…
Zibi Rakocy – SCIRA Vice Commodore and Chair of the Promotion Committee – is convinced that one of the biggest problems of our class is the fact that we always…
As many of you already know, the World Sailing Racing Rules Committee has commissioned a Rule 18 Working Party in an attempt to simplify RRS 18 (Mark Room). SnipeToday is…
The only Snipe builder in the U.S. is renowned for the quality and shape of their rudders, and now owner Andrew Pimental has figured out a way to sell twice…
After avidly watching all the innovations dreamed up by 2021 America’s Cup sail designers, Quantum’s Carter Cameron is bringing the twin-skinned mainsail back to the Snipe Class—and improving it further,…
In a surprising response to poor compliance with the centerboard restraint rule, the SCIRA rules committee has come to a fresh conclusion: Daggerboards may no longer be raised while going…
Moruzzo, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy – Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA – April 1st, 2021 Feeling foolish this year? Yeah, we are too. With so many sailing plans…
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY – THIS IS A JOKE Following a long class tradition of taking the latest America’s Cup technology and improving on it, the Snipe Class recently…
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY – THIS IS A JOKE The SCIRA Board of Governors voted yesterday to reschedule and relocate the Snipe World Championship. The new date will be October…