Early History Fleet 801 was quite active in the late 1980's and early 1990's. Under the leadership of Bill and Sherry Welch, the fleet grew to about 30 local boats and hosted a number of national and world events. The most famous annual regatta was the Dead of Winter held between the Christmas holiday and New Year's Day. Alas things…
The US Snipe class is releasing its new website this week. We are still working on correcting all of the SCIRA US web addresses to point to the new…
Jaksonville, December 7, 2013. Regatta report by Hal Gilreath We had a small but competitive fleet which came to the Rudder Club in Jacksonville for the annual Gator Bowl Regatta.
We have a special entry fee of $75 for International Teams at the Miami Snipe Invitational this year. Ride from AirportHousingCharter Boat (very good quality)T-shirtsSaturday…
Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt editor and Snipe Sailor - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? As an infant in the bilge of my parents Santana 22. Must have been…
Great photos from Ft. Lauferdale, FL, by John Payne! Courtesy of John Payne Photography Look at the photo gallery ……
Ft. Lauderdale, November 22-24, 2013. Regatta report by Connie Commette (photo courtesy of John Payne) Eighteen teams competed in the 2013 Snipe US Women's National Championship, hosted by…
Ft. Lauderdale, November 23, 2013. Kathleen Tocke and Charlie Bess are leading after 4 races. 1. Kathleen Tocke & Charlie Bess, 6 2. Dominique Wright & Hilary Noble, 13 3.
[caption id="attachment_8195" align="alignnone" width=""]Darby Capellin grew up sailing Optis in St. Pete.[/caption]Sailing at this weekend’s Snipe State Championship in St. Petersburg, Florida was such as amazing learning experience. Competing along…
[caption id="attachment_8192" align="alignnone" width=""]Darby and Alan Capellin also sail together on other boats, like this J/95.[/caption]Editor's Note: Alan Capellin is a multi-regatta winning Snipe crew with a variety of skippers.
St. Petersburg, November 17, 2013. Mother Nature didn't cooperate today. There was no wind this morning and no races were completed. About 2:30, a sea breeze kicked in but too…
St. Petersburg, November 16, 2013. Peter Commette and Julia Melton are leading after 4 races. … full results … Results – Day 1…
Steve Lang, District 4 Governor, the St. Petersburg Yacht Club and Snipe Fleet 801 cordially invites you to join them for the 2013 Florida State Snipe Championship. When: November…
Fleet 495, San Diego, CA, USA By Don Bedford Started by Herbie Shear back in the early 1960s, Fleet 495 (then the Mission Bay Snipe Fleet) began with a few…
In the “officials” photograph from left to right as identified by the Old Man are:Roy Yamaguchi (?) JapanTed Wells, USSam Norwood, US – Vice CommodoreBerney…