Eight Bells: José Bocha Torres
José Bocha Torres passed away today, October 9, at the age of 94…
Notable Bermudian champion Eugene Scott “Penny” Simmons passed away at 85 years on September 26, 2024…
Yoko Yoshidome passed away on September 6 while recovering from an illness.
Luis Borba passed away today, September 4, at the age of 62.
Stephan Irgens passed away on August 2, surrounded by his loved ones.
Liam O’Keefe, a sophomore with Brown University, passed away in a tragic accident on May 31, 2024 in Miami, FL. Liam was second at the 2024…
Danish Snipe sailor Flemming Rasmussen died on 14 May 2024 after a short illness…
Giorgio “Jure” Stefani, after a brief illness, passed away on May 8th. Jure was a regular presence in the Snipe regattas in the Gulf of Trieste for many years, racing…
Bertel Bojlesen passed away on April 13. He was a passionate Snipe sailor and SCIRA Commodore in 2001. Bertel was born in Denmark on February 24, 1944, amidst the turmoil…
Caio Vergo aka Minho, sailor from Porto Alegre will be remembered for having a big heart.
Richard (Dick) Flannery Mitchell, 66, of Cazenovia, NY passed away on December 12, 2023, after a year-long struggle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Dick was born December 10, 1957 to…
When I received the bad news, I got stunned because Rafa Parga had been in Malaga just a few months ago and he called me to say hello. I contacted…
Gonzalo Diaz Sr., the “Old Man” as he was lovingly known to all of us, left us Friday morning at his home in Miami surrounded by his loved ones. It’s…
Dionysio Sulzbeck passed away yesterday. He was a very respected and skilled Race Committee officer. He worked at the Olympics in Rio, at the 2019 Snipe Worlds in Ilhabela and…
Piero Napp died this week in Trieste. Grandson of a naval commander, he also graduated as Comandante di Lungo Corso. Always a member of Triestina della Vela, he won the…