[caption id="attachment_14474" align="alignnone" width=""]A proud moment, leading race 3 of the Snipe Worlds. We eventually posted a fourth in that race[/caption]By Carol Cronin - From Where Books Meet…
Gustavo Carvalho, from Salvador de Bahia, 2015 Snipe World Champion with his skipper Mateus Tavares (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano) - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? My…
By Carol Cronin Over the past several years, there has been a lot of discussion about how to provide good charter boats for international championships—and how to get them returned…
The compilation of photos from both Jr & Sr Worlds in Talamone, Italy this September. Enjoy Matias’ work!…
By Antonio Espada, SCIRA Chief Measurer I'd like to write down my thoughts regarding the measuring process in Talamone, following Pietro Fantoni's request. The first thing I'd like to stand…
Teams, weight, boats, masts, sails, graphs and complete measurement excell file (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano) ...
By Carol Cronin (Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano) Kim Couranz and I top out at a combined 280 pounds (127 kg), and more than one well-intentioned friend has…
By Carol Cronin 33rd overall? Doesn’t sound very impressive. Four years ago, Kim Couranz and I sure weren’t crowing about that finish at the 2011 Snipe Worlds. So why are…
Introduction by Kathleen Tocke Future Women's Snipe Worlds CancelledUnhappy Women Create (Non-Approved) Women's Snipe Committee and Petition SCIRA Board If you are like most of us, you did not…
By Andrea Leonardi When the Italian National Secretary, Francesco Fontana, asked for my free time to spend measuring sails at the next Worlds, I answered that I would have liked…
By Pietro Fantoni Maybe I am partial, but I think that the Worlds just ended was a very memorable event. And everyone who was there – I believe – agrees…
During the Open World Championship a Sailors forum was held in Talamone. These were ideas from the room for the Board to think about/consider. 2015 Open Sailors ForumWorld Championship…
Talamone, the best in video from a great Championship. Filmed and edited by Alberto Origone, storyboard by Michele Tognozzi and Tessa Wiechmann – Thanks to Circolo della Vela Talamone [iframe…
How did you prepare for the Worlds? Did you train a lot and where? Wich type of preparation did you do? Did you sail and train with other brazilian teams?…
