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…
Elwood "Bud" Booth, Jr., 93, of Liverpool, passed away on June 26th. He was the director of research at Allied Chemical, where he worked for 37 years. Bud was a…
Paul Elvstrøm, 25.2.1928 - 7.12.2016, four time Olympic Gold Medalist: "You haven't won the race if in winning the race you have lost the respect of your competitors." The Snipe…
Birger Jansen passed away today in Oslo. Birger has always been present in all the main international Snipe regattas. Two months ago he sailed the Europeans in Spain, his…
