It's been almost two years since our "Site for All Snipe Sailors" went online. And now at the center of our web site are the sailors of all fleets, all countries, at all levels and ambitions. What unites us is our passion for a quirky 15-foot boat. When we started two years ago few knew of the site. Now we…
Dear Santa, I was a pretty good Snipe sailor this year. I finished in the top ten in a couple of regattas, and out of the top ten the rest…
[caption id="attachment_7099" align="alignnone" width=""]1960s Snipe sailing in San Francisco Bay. Photo courtesy SCIRA[/caption]In my day job as managing editor of boats.com, I spend most of my time editing the work of…
We’re all taught to carry spares to regattas. But a spare TRAILER? When I left Rhode Island in January to drive my boat to Florida, I was towing a borrowed…
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 (Where Books meet Boats) A Rod Davis article in the latest Seahorse Magazine got me thinking: why is it that from the outside, mid-life…
Carol Cronin, SnipeToday co-editor, Snipe Sailor and Olympian (Yngling) - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? At 10 days old (frequently misquoted by reporters as "10 years old").
One year ago we had the idea of creating a new site especially for Snipe sailors. We did not have a clear picture of what it would be. After a…
As an author and sailor, I tend to prefer books about the sea. Better yet, novels about dinghy sailing… but those are very few and far between*. Here are five…
[This post originally appeared on Where Books Meet Boats.] USA 30860 is packed up for the winter, headed to the Jibetech “Spa” for her annual fluff…
When I think of family, my first thoughts are pretty standard: husband, parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, in-laws. But I’m a member of several other family trees as well. One…
Two races in Sunday’s 5-9 knot southeeasterly breeze wrapped up the 2012 Comodoro Rasco at Coconut Grove Sailing Club in Miami, FL. With a 3,2, Carol Cronin/Kim Couranz won the…
Alexandre Tinoco & Gabriel Borges are the Snipe Sailors of the Year 2011. The podium: - 1) Alexandre Tinoco & Gabriel Borges - 2) Alfredo Gonzales & Cristian Sanchez -…
Snipes start at the Women’s Worlds in 2010. This article was originally published in the Snipe Bulletin, March 1995, but it still holds true today. by Carol Cronin Pick up…
Carol Cronin’s been sailing Snipes for almost 20 years. She’s crewed for many of the best skippers in the class and she’s going to the World’s this September as crew…