
Eight Bells: Bibi Juetz
Bibi Juetz passed away yesterday after a long battle. Bibi was an example for many sailors for her attachment to the Snipe Class. She sailed her fist regatta on a Snipe in 1948, in Rio, she won and since that time the…
Richard Lloyd “Dick” Tillman, 83, of Syracuse, IN and Merritt Island, FL passed away at 6:47 am on October 15, 2020 at his home in Syracuse. He was Snipe…
SCIRA Canada has lost another friend. Bent Poulsen died September 27, 2020 in Port Stanley, Ontario. Bent started sailing Snipes at the Oakville Yacht Squadron in the 1960s. Bent,…
Babbo Armellini, Fleet Captain in Caldonazzo (Snipe Fleet Punta Indiani), Snipe sailor since 1940s, passed away at the end of July. He introduced many sailors to the Snipe Class…
Earl Elms and Tom Nute (Source: snipeusa.com) SCIRA lost a long-time Snipe sailor over the weekend. Read more below in a tribute from friend…
Today we lost a fantastic skipper, Mr. Hector Rudoy, enthusiastic Snipe sailor, many times Argentine national champion and Vice World Master champion… very well remembered and recognized by…
Giorgio Pizzarello passed away 2 days ago in Rome. He was a Snipe sailor, an active organizer on Lake Bracciano. He was one of the promoters of the 2004 World…
Luciano Abruzzi, a doctor from Cremona and a passionate Snipe sailor, passed away on April 19, for a bronchitis that had taken over the coronavirus infection he had overcome.
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…
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.