Congratulations to the SCIRA Board of Governors who will begin their term January 2023. Commodore 2023-2024 – Zbigniew Rakocy – Poland Vice Commodore 2023-2024 – Martin Bermudez – Spain Secretary 2023-2024- Reino Suonsilta – Finland Treasurer 2023-2026 – Sue Roberts – Great Britain WH&A General Secretary – Paola Prada – Brazil European General Secretary – to be filled Technical…
Kotka, Finland. May 19, 2022. The Finnish Snipe season was finally opened after eight long months in Kotka last weekend, close to the Russian border. The event was the first one…
by Reino Suonsilta – SCIRA General Secretary Europe Welcome to join the new snipe.org website. It is not just an update of the official Snipe Class site but also includes…
by Reino Suonsilta – SCIRA European Secretary We all know why Snipe is so enjoyable to sail and compete, but there are a lot of potential new Snipe sailors…
Despite the global pandemic, the European National Secretaries and officers met on Zoom and conducted business for all European countries! Great to see everyone on Zoom!…
Just a bunch of Snipe sailors from around the world having some fun during a pandemic. The Snipetones: Harri Palm (Canada), Arthur Blodgett (USA), Reino Suonsilta (Finland), Kim Couranz…
Courtesy of Matias Capizzano – SCIRA by Reino Suonsilta – SCIRA European Secretary A short review with National Secretaries in our newly formed WhatsApp group is showing how different the…
by Reino Sounsilta - Promotion Committee Active communication is one of the most important tools to keep the local fleets engaged. We have a great class with great…
By Reino Suonsilta - Promotion Committee The following is based on an email discussion by a small group from the Promotion Committee: Zibi Rakocy, Ivo Gattulli, Reino Suonsilta…
Congratulations to Reino Suonsilta who has been elected to sit in as European General Secretary for 2020. Elections for Hemisphere officers will take place at their respective regattas in…
The 2018 Promotion Committee has been appointed by Commodore Pietro Fantoni with Vice Commodore Luis Soubie as the chairman. Those who have stepped up to help with…
Reino Suonsilta, Snipe sailor from Helsinki and member of the Promotion Committee - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I rented a 20 ft daysailer with my girlfriend…
SNIPE MARATHON LIST FINNISH NATIONALS 2000-2016 Finnish Nationals was arranged this year in Helsinki, 69th time in a row, starting already in 1948. This is the longest yearly tradition among…
While the seas and most of the lakes in Finland are just released from the ice cover, the snipe activity has already been high. Series of four Snipe Clinics was…
By Pietro Fantoni, SCIRA Vice Commodore (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano) One of the most important sectors for the development of our class is to promote our class, and for…