Miami, February 5, 2017. 16 teams completed 6 races over two days on Biscayne Bay. Dominated by light air, we did get to stretch our hiking legs on the last race of the first day. Mafalda and Angela were able to come back from a slow start in today's only race to win the regatta with all firsts and one…
Dear Snipe Sailors, 2016 marks year five of SnipeToday, and in that time it has truly become “a site for all Snipe sailors.” As news streams in from around the…
Annapolis, October 1-2, 2016 Report by Alex Pline 1. Carol Cronin & Kim Couranz, 3 2. Lee Griffith & Nikki Bruno, 8 3. Alex Pline & Jill Bennett, 9 The…
Annapolis, May 8, 2016 It was another interesting weekend on the Chesapeake for the 2016 SSA Snipe Spring Series. 15 boats showed up for Saturday, many hoping to get in…
By Carol Cronin (Where Books Meet Boats) I was really, really looking forward to flying home from Miami last Sunday. For the past several years, I've driven home…
[caption id="attachment_14474" align="alignnone" width=""]A proud moment, leading race 3 of the Snipe Worlds. We eventually posted a fourth in that race[/caption]By Carol Cronin - From Where Books Meet…
By Carol Cronin (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano) Kim Couranz and I top out at a combined 280 pounds (127 kg), and more than one well-intentioned friend has…
By Carol Cronin 33rd overall? Doesn’t sound very impressive. Four years ago, Kim Couranz and I sure weren’t crowing about that finish at the 2011 Snipe Worlds. So why are…
Wikipedia defines "The Mystic Lakes" as "closely linked bodies of water in the northwestern suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts." Fed by the Mystic River, which runs all the way to Boston…
Last year my Snipe traveled more than 10,000 road miles on its Frankentrailer, taking me to sailing adventures in Florida, San Diego, and Iowa—as well as to several local regattas…
Annapolis, May 29, 2015 Thinking about taking your Snipe on the road this summer? Want to get tuned up for Colonial Cup? Cone join the fun at the Fleet…
APRIL FOOL'S DAY - THIS IS A JOKE After 81 years of poling out the jib downwind, the US Snipe Class has announced that it will make an asymmetrical spinnaker…
[caption id="attachment_11363" align="alignnone" width=""]Drawing by Paolo Cardoni[/caption]The third year for SnipeToday is coming to an end, and we want to write a little about where we are today. We are…
[caption id="attachment_11296" align="alignnone" width=""]Team GBR got around us on the second upwind leg, on their way to another race win. Meanwhile from the Parthenon, the sailing gods watched over us.
By Carol Cronin - From boats.com What do you call a selfie taken on a boat? A boatie. Selfies are everywhere. And since most of my friends are…