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…
Manuel Rosendo, boatbuilder from Montevideo, Uruguay, passed away this week. He built, with the technical support of sailor Ricky Fabini, 16 Snipes. Each of his boats was a work of…
Trieste, Italy, October 14, 2022. Roberto Vencato passed away today at the age of 70. He was a well known and appreciated sailor, sailmaker and coach not only in his…
From Annapolis Snipe Fleet 532 It is with great sadness we share that Dick C. Bartlett passed away yesterday. DickC was instrumental in founding SSA at its current location and…
Our friend, SnipeToday contributor and Snipe expert, John Rose passed away on July 11th. He was 86 years old. John was a huge fan of our Class. In 1948, his…
Being brief when it comes to naming such an important character for our beloved Snipe family is very difficult. A person who has given so much to this class, defended…
It is was great sadness to report the loss of Fujiya Matsumoto – Motoko sent an email this morning that “he passed away in the early morning on March 12,…
by Per Gothlin Erik Thorsell, Sweden (1949-2021), was one of the best Snipe Sailors in Europe during the heydays of the class (60` and 70´) a time when colorful sailors,…
