Two races in Sunday’s 5-9 knot southeeasterly breeze wrapped up the 2012 Comodoro Rasco at Coconut Grove Sailing Club in Miami, FL. With a 3,2, Carol Cronin/Kim Couranz won the event over Hal Gilreath/Amy Benner. At the trophy presentation, Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz led the group in singing “La Bomba Va,” a traditional Cuban drinking song that has closed out…
Miami, February 3 – 4, 2012 Hosted by Coconut Grove Sailing Club Miami, FL Contact: [email protected]“>Gonzalo Diaz…
[caption id="attachment_4849" align="alignnone" width=""]Coconut Grove - Miami[/caption]Snipes are a highly migratory bird species. Well actually, I don’t know if that’s true, but I do know that Snipe sailboats—whether they’re from…
The Miami Snipe Invitational was a huge success. A total of 56 young sailors, age 30 and under participated. 22 of these sailors sailed their first Snipe regatta.
Miami Snipe Invitational, Jan. 7-8. It is open to sailors 35 and under and aimed at introducing college sailors and recent grads to the class. It will also be the…
The Board of the US Snipe Class has voted to open the 2012 U.S. Nationals to all competitors. The event will take place 18-22 June at Coral Reef Yacht Club…
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The Old Man has been sailing Snipes since he was 15 years old in Cuba. The Snipe was already an established class with boats sailing shortly after the plans were…
Each year Snipes migrate to Florida for the Winter Circuit. The Don Q regatta at Miami’s Coconut Grove Sailing Club is the center piece of that three race series. Sailed…
Augie Diaz is the current National Champion for the Snipe class and former Rolex Yachtsman of the Year. He approaches sailing with a competitive spirit but also understands the value…