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SCIRA Announces 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees Message from the Commodore 2025 – changes to SCIRA Rules Welcome 2025! Chilean Nationals Chile awarded World Masters 2025 2025 Women’s Worlds granted to Japan XLV Trofeo Armada Española – XII Memorial Marcial Sanchez-Barcaiztegui – XIX Trofeo Azor Ambiental – Memorial Paco Perez Taça Paulo Santos Rio Women’s Cup 2025 & 2026 Championship Events Nifty Fiftieth Mystic Lake Open Snipe.org/SnipeToday – going forward Thank you to SnipeToday Editors Snipes are back in Los Angeles! European Junior Championship – a bust SCIRA Board of Governors Report 2025 DonQ Miami Bahamas Winter Championship 2025 Bacardi Invitational Rules Proposals 25-10 Women’s Regattas Wind Limit Rules Proposals 25-09 wind reading Rules Proposals 25-08 black flag Rules Proposals 25-07 serial numbers on equipment

SCIRA Announces 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees Message from the Commodore 2025 – changes to SCIRA Rules Welcome 2025! Chilean Nationals Chile awarded World Masters 2025 2025 Women’s Worlds granted to Japan XLV Trofeo Armada Española – XII Memorial Marcial Sanchez-Barcaiztegui – XIX Trofeo Azor Ambiental – Memorial Paco Perez Taça Paulo Santos Rio Women’s Cup 2025 & 2026 Championship Events Nifty Fiftieth Mystic Lake Open Snipe.org/SnipeToday – going forward Thank you to SnipeToday Editors Snipes are back in Los Angeles! European Junior Championship – a bust SCIRA Board of Governors Report 2025 DonQ Miami Bahamas Winter Championship 2025 Bacardi Invitational Rules Proposals 25-10 Women’s Regattas Wind Limit Rules Proposals 25-09 wind reading Rules Proposals 25-08 black flag Rules Proposals 25-07 serial numbers on equipment

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Snipe Decision Process & Proposals‏

[caption id="attachment_8756" align="alignnone" width=""]Jacques-Louis David (le Serment du jeu de paume)[/caption]The Board of Governors approved the new Rules Change Process (read more), which has been published on the Snipe website, SnipeToday and previously distributed to all. Implementation of this is in full swing and we are happy to announce that a section on the Snipe website is now…

by SCIRA Office 02/06/2014

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SCIRA’s officers for 2014

– Commodore Ricardo Lobato – Brazil– Vice Commodore Gweneth Crook – Canada– Secretary – Pietro Fantoni – Italy– European General Secretary – Zbigniew Rakocy – Poland–…

by SnipeToday 12/06/2013

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Fleets

The heart of the Snipe class is the local fleet. Fleet activity boosts regional, national and international activity. It is also a “family” where the sailors can spend their…

by Pietro Fantoni 11/10/2013

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SCIRA Announces Coaching Initiative

The SCIRA Board of Governors is announcing the SCIRA Coaching Initiative, aimed at assisting developing SCIRA countries with top level coaching clinics to help Snipe sailors improve…

by SnipeToday 11/01/2013

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Delay of Jib Weight enforcement

The Board has delayed enforcement of the heavier jib weight for National events until 2015. Read the Circular Letter posted on the Snipe,org website for full details.

by Antonio Bari 10/09/2013

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Sailors Forum Notes

During the Senior World Championship a Sailors forum was held in a theatre at the Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro. These were ideas from the room for the Board…

by SnipeToday 09/30/2013

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Consideraciones sobre el Mundial de Brasil y el Europeo de Polonia

By Pepe Perez (article in Spanish) Alguien tuvo la magnífica idea de establecer un sistema de "repesca" para admitir en el Campeonato del Mundo a tripulaciones NO CLASIFICADAS en sus…

by Pepe Perez 09/01/2013

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European Championship Open

Dear Friends, I'm really glad that the Board have accepted the will of the majority of NSs Europe and opened the next Europeans.It was the initiative of the founder…

by Zbigniew Rakocy 04/17/2013

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SCIRA Rules Hiking Sticks Illegal, Sets Maximum Length for Jib Sheets

APRIL FOOLS' DAY - THIS IS A JOKE In a surprise addition to the International Snipe Class Rules, the Board has decided to make hiking sticks illegal. It has also…

by Carol Cronin 04/01/2013

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New Allocation approved for World Championship

The Board of Governors has approved a new allocation method for the Snipe World Championship - Hub Isaacs Trophy, to encouarge the maximum 80 boat fleet. This will help local…

by SCIRA Office 01/30/2013

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Snipe Class and Class Promotion – 3

By Carol Cronin, SnipeToday co-editor Previous articles: Snipe Class and Class Promotion, Snipe Class and Class Promotion 2 .... We continue to receive reports and suggestions…

by Carol Cronin 01/27/2013

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Snipe Class and Class Promotion – 2

By Pietro Fantoni, SCIRA Secretary After my article “Snipe Class and Class Promotion”, I received reports, ideas and suggestions from some countries and fleets including France, USA (Mission…

by Pietro Fantoni 01/14/2013

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Snipe Class and Class Promotion

By Pietro Fantoni, SCIRA Secretary Recently the Board and the National Secretaries analyzed the statistics of the Class (members since the ‘90s, boats since the ‘70s) that Renee Bartell had…

by Pietro Fantoni 01/05/2013

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Commodore’s Log Book

By Don Bedford, SCIRA Commodore Yet, another year of Snipe sailing winds down and I do hope you had lots of time on the water and met some new sailors.

by Don Bedford 12/07/2012

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World Masters Age: 45 again

By Gweneth Crook, Secretary WH&O When the Board voted to increase the age of participation at the Masters there was an overwhelming response from you, the sailors. The discussion started…

by Gweneth Crook 12/05/2012

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