By Kim Couranz, SpinSheet Magazine Once that warning gun sounds, it's on. It's time to sail fast, fair, and smart. But on the way to and from the race course? Let's let kindness prevail! There is etiquette sailors should use around the boat park—generally, leaving things better than you found them (yes, turn the hose off and coil…
by Carol Cronin As a writer and sailor, there are few chances for me to sit back and, well, CROW about a recent accomplishment. But that’s exactly what…
Newport, RI, August 19, 2018 (Photo courtesy of Matthew Cohen) Down to the Wire The title for the championship came down to the wire. Only one race was planned for…
Annapolis, June 3, 2018 Report by Kim Couranz 26 Snipes descended on Annapolis, Maryland, for the annual Colonial Cup Regatta hosted by Severn Sailing Association. As always, it featured fun…
Story by Carol Cronin (Photo courtesy Ted Morgan) At a recent Snipe regatta, Kim Couranz and I counted up the number of lines we each control. Her total? Sixteen…
Severn Sailing Association Annapolis, MD USA October 14-15 12 boats, 7 races, 1 discard 12 boats turned out for two fun days of racing on the Chesapeake Bay, two weeks…
by Kim Couranz (from spinsheet.com) Dang it! We’ve all been there. You just had to cover that one competitor, no matter which way they went. You just had…
[caption id="attachment_18077" align="alignnone" width=""]The view from a sailboat is always great... but a little less so when someone tacks on you. Our friends here didn't actually tack on us, but…
Miami, February 5, 2017. 16 teams completed 6 races over two days on Biscayne Bay. Dominated by light air, we did get to stretch our hiking legs on the last…
Annapolis, October 1-2, 2016 Report by Alex Pline 1. Carol Cronin & Kim Couranz, 3 2. Lee Griffith & Nikki Bruno, 8 3. Alex Pline & Jill Bennett, 9 The…
Annapolis, May 8, 2016 It was another interesting weekend on the Chesapeake for the 2016 SSA Snipe Spring Series. 15 boats showed up for Saturday, many hoping to get in…
By Kim Couranz - originally published on SpinSheet Magazine - December 2015 How did you get into sailing small boats—and more specifically, how were you introduced to racing…
By Carol Cronin (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano) Kim Couranz and I top out at a combined 280 pounds (127 kg), and more than one well-intentioned friend has…
By Carol Cronin 33rd overall? Doesn’t sound very impressive. Four years ago, Kim Couranz and I sure weren’t crowing about that finish at the 2011 Snipe Worlds. So why are…
Annapolis, May 29, 2015 Thinking about taking your Snipe on the road this summer? Want to get tuned up for Colonial Cup? Cone join the fun at the Fleet…