December 21, 2019. Today we received the sad news of the passing away of Francisco Gines Pérez López, known as “Paco Pérez” by family and friends, who was uninterruptedly a Snipe sailor for over 65 years. He devoted his life to the class and was one of its best ambassadors around the world. Not only he was he Spanish…
Sandra Tartaglino passed away tragically yesterday after a collision with a motorboat, while she was racing in Newport, RI, a F18 regatta. Sandra was Andrew Pimental’s…
Unfortunately another member of our Snipe family has died. Norm Dahl a Newport Yacht Club member and dedicated Snipe sailor passed away June…
Dan Williams, former SCIRA Commodore in 1977 and long time Rules Chairman/Chief Measurer, has passed away as of June 4. Our thoughts are with his family.
A sad news from Italy. Ezio Braga, 61 years old, passed away yesterday after a long battle. Ezio was a passionate Snipe sailor, Italian National Secretary (1996 – 1999)…
Rimini, December 20, 2018. Giancarlo De Carolis (formerly Captain of the Fleet Rimini), father of Mattia and Giovanni, passed away at the age of 95 in…
Lorenzo Cupidio, a passionate Snipe sailor, as well as captain of the Fleet Orta1, suddenly passed away last week. Our condolences to the family.
Bermuda and the Snipe Class has lost a good friend. Carlos Bosch, Snipe Class Honourary Commdore, has died. At times Carlos kept the Snipe Class alive in Bermuda as…
Juan Costas, one of the most active and excellent Spanish Snipe sailor, passed away yesterday. Uno de los más activos y mejores Snipistas de España, Juan Costas, inició ayer su…
A sad news for the Snipe Class. Axel Schmidt passed away today. He was three times Snipe World Champion, sailing with his twin brother Erik (1961, 1963, 1965). The first…
SCIRA is sad to hear of the passing of the 1942 World Champion Ralph Heinzerling. Ralph & brother Cliff won the 1942 Worlds as well as numerous other titles.
William McPherson (Peter) Christie, 1929-2018 Peter was a great supporter of the Snipe Class. We shall miss him, his energy and enthusiasm. Our sympathy to his family. For more…
The Snipe Class has lost a member of its' family. Rosemary Dahl was a fixture at Snipe regattas in the Northeast United States. Rochester hosted many regattas and they would…
Estimados amigos y consocios de la AAS, nos es muy triste comunicar por este medio que en el día de ayer dejó de existir a los 88 años el querido…
Snipe builder Mike McLaughlin (71) passed away on August 24, 2017 in his home in Granbury, TX. From Sailing Scuttlebutt Mike grew up in San Diego, where he…