
Snipe Class: Changing the Gender Balance
by Kathleen Tocke (Sailing Scuttlebutt) When the 2020 Snipe US Women’s Championship on November 7-8 was cancelled mid-week due to the impending hurricane, some sailors were already on their way south to Miami, so the fleet organized a heavy-air clinic, pairing women with heavier male teammates. For safety reasons, only three boats…