by Luis Soubié Hello snipe friends, Is hard for me to fairly explain in a foreign language how honored I am to be elected as your new Class Commodore for the next 2 years. It seems like yesterday when on the afternoon of the day of my 15th birthday in 1985 I sailed down with my optimist, to watch…
The history of our Class is also the story of the decals that have been chosen by the Commodores in charge and have been shown on the starboard side…
by Pietro Fantoni On December 31st, my two full years as Commodore end. First of all, I would like to thank all my colleagues on the Board, our Executive…
Open letter from the Commodore Dear National Secretaries, A new sailing season is about to start. There are some items that I think it’s important to share between us:…
Open letter from the Commodore (Photo courtesy of Carloni/Raspar) Dear National Secretaries, I would like to share with you the 2020 SCIRA Calendar with the main international regattas. My…
Hello Snipe Sailors, The Snipe World Championship, every two years, for sure is the pinnacle SCIRA event. I have been so fortunate to be part of nine Snipe World…
Hello Snipe Sailors, In recent months, two very successful international regattas took place. The first one, the Masters European Championship was hosted in May by SCIRA Spain, the Valencia…
Photo: Matias Capizzano/SCIRA Hello Snipe Sailors! 2018 finishes with good numbers. Sailors and boats registered with SCIRA have increased. Sailors: 2,530, boats: 1,745; SCIRA Countries: 32. Thanks to all the…
Hello Snipe Sailors! In August I attended, as both sailor and Commodore, the Snipe Europeans in Pori, Finland. It was an excellent regatta, passionately organized by SCIRA Finland and the…
Or how to have a good number of boats at our main events…
Hello Snipe Sailors! In the northern hemisphere we are at the height of the competitive season: many national championships have already been held as well as a successful World Masters…
From the Snipe Bulletin - Spring 2018 Hello Snipe Sailors! The Board has revised the Class Rules and Class documents. This was a long and difficult job…
APRIL FOOLS’ DAY – THIS IS A JOKE An investigative reporter has discovered that Commodore of SCIRA Pietro Fantoni stayed at Mar-a-lago resort during his recent trip to Florida…
February 14, 2018 Dear National Secretaries, Class promotion is one of the main aspects to work on and the fleet activity is the fulcrum of the promotion. A lively…
Hello Snipe Sailors! This is my first report as SCIRA Commodore (and the first time the Snipe Bulletin is published in digital format only). I've already met…