Exchange of Views & Reading
Snipe Worlds – Plotting the Course – Episode 3
From the Origins to Mahon…
Havana
Eight Bells: Gonzalo Diaz Sr.
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…
Trade Winds in the North Coast of Cuba at Their Best
by Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz (Originally published on “SnipeTales by a Great Group of Snipe Sailors”, edited and censored by Buzz Levinson, 1996) This is my favorite story and…
1940s in Cuba
by Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz (Originally published on “SnipeTales by a Great Group of Snipe Sailors”, edited and censored by Buzz Levinson, 1996) Back in 1943 (I was thirteen), I…
Havana, early ’50s
Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz drinking La Bomba in Havana in the early ‘50’s. Note a young Carlos Bosch cheering him on…
by SnipeToday
Comodoro Rasco
Miami, January, 30-31, 2016 Just a few days to go to the 2016 Comodoro Rasco Snipes Regatta organized by Gonzalo Diaz! Join this two day Snipe Class Regatta in…
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Sailing Snipes in Cuba
US-Cuba Youth Sailing Exchange Photo courtesy of Jerelyn Biehl … photo gallery … …
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Snipe Tales from the 2015 Comodoro Rasco Party
Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz takes us back to sail Snipes in 1950s Cuba, with tales about Dr. Inclan, the rules, cotton sails, and of course… Comodoro Rasco! …
Miramar Yacht Club, Snipes in Cuba
By Gonzalo "Old Man" Diaz (Photos from SCIRA archives) This is the Comodoro Rasco delivering a Snipe to a Miramar Yacht Club winner Julio Jané. from left to right: Jané's…
Jupiter 10111
[caption id="attachment_8785" align="alignnone" width=""]Gonzalo Diaz Sr. sailing Jupiter[/caption]From Gonzalo "Old Man" Diaz archives Gonzalo Diaz Sr. sailing Jupiter 10111 off the shore of Miramar Yacht Club, Havana, Cuba. In the…
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Miramar Yacht Club, Cuba
Old pictures from Cuba and notes by Gonzalo "Old Man" Diaz. The first picture seems to belong to when the new "boat house" or "yachting house", as it was called…