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SCIRA Announces 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees Message from the Commodore 2025 – changes to SCIRA Rules Welcome 2025! Chilean Nationals Chile awarded World Masters 2025 2025 Women’s Worlds granted to Japan XLV Trofeo Armada Española – XII Memorial Marcial Sanchez-Barcaiztegui – XIX Trofeo Azor Ambiental – Memorial Paco Perez Taça Paulo Santos Rio Women’s Cup 2025 & 2026 Championship Events Nifty Fiftieth Mystic Lake Open Snipe.org/SnipeToday – going forward Thank you to SnipeToday Editors Bahamas Winter Championship Rules Proposals 25-10 Women’s Regattas Wind Limit Rules Proposals 25-09 wind reading Rules Proposals 25-08 black flag Rules Proposals 25-07 serial numbers on equipment Rules Proposals 25-05 sail certification Rules Proposal 25-04 Spars Rules Proposals 25-03 mast weight Rules Proposals 25-02 Corrector Weights Rules Proposals 25-01 electronic compass

SCIRA Announces 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees Message from the Commodore 2025 – changes to SCIRA Rules Welcome 2025! Chilean Nationals Chile awarded World Masters 2025 2025 Women’s Worlds granted to Japan XLV Trofeo Armada Española – XII Memorial Marcial Sanchez-Barcaiztegui – XIX Trofeo Azor Ambiental – Memorial Paco Perez Taça Paulo Santos Rio Women’s Cup 2025 & 2026 Championship Events Nifty Fiftieth Mystic Lake Open Snipe.org/SnipeToday – going forward Thank you to SnipeToday Editors Bahamas Winter Championship Rules Proposals 25-10 Women’s Regattas Wind Limit Rules Proposals 25-09 wind reading Rules Proposals 25-08 black flag Rules Proposals 25-07 serial numbers on equipment Rules Proposals 25-05 sail certification Rules Proposal 25-04 Spars Rules Proposals 25-03 mast weight Rules Proposals 25-02 Corrector Weights Rules Proposals 25-01 electronic compass

Tom Nute

Eight Bells: Tom Nute Image

Eight Bells: Tom Nute

Earl Elms and Tom Nute (Source: snipeusa.com) SCIRA lost a long-time Snipe sailor over the weekend. Read more below in a tribute from friend & past Commodore Doug DeSouza: Tom Nute grew up sailing at Mission Bay Yacht in San Diego, California. Sailing Sabots against some of the future National and World Snipe Champions.

by SnipeToday 07/27/2020

Boat Restoration – Earl Elms 1966 Snipe Image

Boat Restoration – Earl Elms 1966 Snipe

This was built in 1966 by Earl Elms and finished off by Tom Nute, sister boat to Elms’ 1966 Snipe US Nationals winner “White Trash” – the last wooden…

by John D. Rose 08/07/2015