Interviews & Videos
On Board with Vice Commodore Paola Prada
A conversation on governance, global growth, and the enduring spirit of the Snipe Class with Vice Commodore Paola Prada…
Interview
Interview with Henrique Haddad, 2019 Snipe World Champion
(Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano – SCIRA) Henrique Haddad (aka “Gigante”), from Rio de Janeiro, won the recent Snipe World Championship in Ilhabela with his crew Gustavo Nascimento.
Interview with Giorgio Brezich
Last Sunday Trieste was the “capital of sailing” (la “capitale della vela”) with the famous regatta “La Barcolana” with more than 2,100 boats (and more than 25,000 sailors) on…
by SnipeToday
Interview with the European Champion
Raul de Valenzuela Santaella, 2012 and 2014 European Champion - 1) Last August you won your second European Championship. What is the difference between the Europeans in Cervia and the…
Europeans, video and interviews
By Julia Melton Weather conditions Interview: Fabio Rochelli Interview: Damian Borras and Jordi Triay Interview: Paolo Lambertenghi Interview: Team…
by Julia Melton
Interview with the World Champion
Bruno Bethlem, 2013 World Champion (photos courtesy of Fred Hoffmann) - Last september you won your second Snipe World Championship. What is the difference between the Worlds in…
14 Questions to … Junichiro Shiraishi
Junichiro Shiraishi, Snipe sailor (current Japanese champion) and sailmaker - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first boat was a Minihoper. It is like a Laser 4.7,…
14 Questions to … Enrique Quintero
[caption id="attachment_7304" align="alignnone" width=""]Enrique Quintero crewing for Brian Kamilar[/caption]Enrique Quintero, Snipe Sailor from Miami, 2007 Snipe World Champion - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I was about…
14 Questions to … Brainard Cooper
Past Commodore (2003) Brainard Cooper is a lifelong Snipe sailor. Known more for his measurement of Snipes, he has also been SCIRA rep at many events. - 1) Your first…
by Carol Cronin
14 Questions to … Alberto Perdisa
Alberto Perdisa, inventor, promoter, sponsor and organizer of the Piada Trophy, owner of a publishing house and a vineyard on the hills near Bologna and ... Snipe sailor - 1)…
Interview with a Sailmaker: Laifos Sails
APRIL FOOLS' DAY - THIS IS A JOKE You have probably never heard of this sailmaker. It is not a well known loft, but one for true connoisseurs of Snipe…
14 Questions to … Kathleen Tocke
[caption id="attachment_6452" align="alignnone" width=""]courtesy Fried Elliott[/caption]Kathleen Tocke, Snipe sailor, sailor and ... skier 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My mother bought a Lightning. For my first sail,…
14 Questions to … Lars Grael
Lars Grael, Snipe World Champion in 1983 in Porto with his brother Torben and Olympic medallist in Tornado (bronze in 1988 and in 1996). - 1) Your first time on…
14 Questions to … Carol Cronin
Carol Cronin, SnipeToday co-editor, Snipe Sailor and Olympian (Yngling) - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? At 10 days old (frequently misquoted by reporters as "10 years old").
14 Questions to … Alexandre Paradeda
Xandi Paradeda, aka Careca, 2001 Snipe World Champion and Olympian (470) - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My first time on a sailing boat was when I…