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TNT in Mission Bay
Mission Bay, August 1, 2013. Last nights Junior Night in the San Diego Fleet 495. All teams with at least 1 Junior, some fully Juniored up with 3……
by Eric Heim
San Diego
14 Questions to … Eric Heim
Eric Heim, sailmaker and Snipe sailor from San Diego - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? On a boat: At a few weeks old, my mom took me…
14 Questions to … Mark Reynolds
Mark Reynolds, Snipe sailor (US and North American Champion, Worlds runner-up) and Olympic legend (1988 Silver, 1992 Gold, 2000 Gold - Star) - 1) Your first time on a sailing…
14 Questions to … George Szabo
- 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? Three weeks old in a Star – they had me hanging in a bag on the front of the cockpit. -…
by Carol Cronin
Jib Cloth Update from a Snipe Class Sailmaker
[caption id="attachment_5824" align="alignnone" width=""]Minimum jib cloth weight will go up in 2013.[/caption]Per the class rules, starting January 1st 2013, all jibs must be constructed out of a cloth that weighs…
by Eric Heim
2012 Snipe GFU Regatta: a Fleet 495 Legend Continues!
San Diego, July 6-7, 2012. With nearly a week’s worth of planetary rotations having passed since the 2012 GFU, most of the evidence is well enough dissipated to allow a…
Herb Shear Invitational Regatta
Fleet 495 in San Diego hopes you will join us for the Herb Shear Invitational Regatta, May 19-20 at Mission Bay Yacht Club! This annual favorite features two days…
Mark Reynolds – Snipe Sailor
Mark started sailing Snipes when he was 13. He was lucky to have a strong local fleet of top Snipe sailors like Earl Elms, Tom Nute and Dave Ullman that…
Interview: Manu Hens
[caption id="attachment_4713" align="alignnone" width=""]Manu Hens & Enrico Michel in San Diego (2009)[/caption](snipe.it, December 2009) When did you start sailing? Many years ago my parents had a motorboat in…
2009 Snipe World Championship
The 2009 Snipe World Championship in San Diego was everything competitors thought it would be. The winds were light but never so light that you could not have great tactical…
Bruno Bethlem, 2009 World Champion
[caption id="attachment_4711" align="alignnone" width=""]Bruno Bethlem[/caption]This interview was originally pubished on snipe.it and Snipe Bulletin. How did you prepare for the Worlds? Did you train a lot and where? Wich…