(Please watch this video above – 470 Men Medal Race with Free kinetics in 8 knots – and then read this article) By Pietro Fantoni To Rule 42 or not to rule 42? That is the question. Or maybe I should say: sailing or not sailing… or sailing or a different way of sailing… is the question. The Basic…
According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted (only by National Secretaries, the Rule Committe, the SCIRA Board or 5 Fleet Captains) up…
The SCIRA Board of Governors held their bi-annual meeting at the Open World Championship in October. Several rule proposals (from 19-01 to 19-08) were considered with the following results:…
by Antonio Bari, SCIRA Rules Committee Chairman In the winter issue of the Bulletin and on SnipeToday Commodore Pietro Fantoni pointed out a potentially…
According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted (only by National Secretaries, the Rule Committe, the SCIRA Board or 5 Fleet Captains) up…
By Pietro Fantoni – SCIRA Commodore The Snipe Class is a one-design class. Our SCIRA Constitution, Section 3, states: Object [of the association] To promote racing of sailboats of…
The SCIRA Board just adopted guidelines for the jury for Rule 42. THIS PAPER IS INTENDED AS A GUIDE TO JUDGES AND SAILORS AND IT IS BASED ON…
Snipe members were all mailed a digital copy of the Snipe Rulebook 2018-2020 today. If your email is part of your membership registration, look in your inbox. If you…
According to the Decision Making Process, Rules changes can be submitted (only by National Secretaries, the Rule Committe, the SCIRA Board or 5 Fleet Captains) up to…
The 2018 Snipe Rules of Conduct for Championships (Nationals on up) are posted and updated on the Snipe website.
Split, December 9-10, 2017 (Photo courtesy of Snipe Cro) This weekend we have had a great privilege to host Mr. Antonio Bari, SCIRA Rules Committee Chairman and…
SCIRA’s rules have been approved by World Sailing and will take effect January 1, 2018 through 2020. See the new version posted on the snipe.org website! Thanks…
Snipe challenge: Looking for a vertical photo of a Snipe in action for the cover of the new Rulebook. Must be a vertical shot, high resolution and photographers name/credit…
By Antonio Bari - Rules Committee Chairman Serious Sailing is part of our motto (the other side, serious fun, is not the responsibility of the Rules Committee...) And Serious Sailing…
by Pietro Fantoni - SCIRA Vice Commodore Compliance with Class Rules is critical to ensure that a Class does not lose credibility. If class rules are not respected and they…