by Pietro Fantoni We are experiencing a strange, almost surreal period. We all have a great desire to race or simply go out on the boat to train, but we cannot do it. The sailing season should begin soon in the northern hemisphere, but apart from a few races already held, it has been discontinued. In the last week…
When I think of the (little) time we spend racing, compared to the (much) time spent traveling, loading boats, rigging boats, waiting for the wind or waiting until the wind…
Dear Snipe Family, Greetings from your SnipeToday Editors in Moruzzo, ITA and Jamestown RI USA! We really appreciate all the stories you’ve submitted this year, showing off your regattas and…
by Pietro Fantoni On December 31st, my two full years as Commodore end. First of all, I would like to thank all my colleagues on the Board, our Executive…
Talamone, Italy, December 8, 2019. Final results after 9 races (2 discards): Pietro Fantoni & Arianna Buzzetti, 10 Giuseppe Proseperi & Francesco Scarselli, 23 Dario Bruni & Emanuele Zampieri,…
Talamone, Italy, December 7, 2019. Results after 6 races (1 discard): Pietro Fantoni & Arianna Buzzetti, 7 Giuseppe Prosperi & Francesco Scarselli, 14 Lapo Savorani & Massimiliano Baldi, 23…
Open letter from the Commodore Dear National Secretaries, A new sailing season is about to start. There are some items that I think it’s important to share between us:…
Open letter from the Commodore (Photo courtesy of Carloni/Raspar) Dear National Secretaries, I would like to share with you the 2020 SCIRA Calendar with the main international regattas. My…
Hello Snipe Sailors, The Snipe World Championship, every two years, for sure is the pinnacle SCIRA event. I have been so fortunate to be part of nine Snipe World…
San Vincenzo, Italy, October 27, 2019. Final results after 4 races (1 discard): Pietro Fantoni & Arianna Buzzetti, 5 Romeo Piperno & Alexandre Tinoco, 5 Paolo Lambertenghi & Antonio…
Trieste, Italy, August 25, 2019. Final results after 3 races: Pietro Fantoni & Anneke Meyer, 4 Maurizio Planine & Michela Furlan, 6 Giulio Tarabocchia & Federica Monterosso, 8…
Hello Snipe Sailors, In recent months, two very successful international regattas took place. The first one, the Masters European Championship was hosted in May by SCIRA Spain, the Valencia…
(Photo courtesy of Andrea Carloni) Monfalcone, July 13, 2019. Results after 7 races (1 discard): ITA Pietro Fantoni & Kathleen Tocke, 29 ITA Dario Bruni &…
Monfalcone, Italy, July 12, 2019. Results after 5 races (1 discard): ITA Pietro Fantoni & Kathleen Tocke, 13 BEL Manu Hens & Maj Kristin Hansen Borgen, 16 ITA Enrico…
Monfalcone, Italy, July 11, 2019. Results after 2 races: ITA Pietro Fantoni & Kathleeen Tocke, 7 BEL Manu Hens & Maj Kristin Hansen Borgen, 7 ITA Maurizio Planine &…