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 wood Snipes built by Carl Eichenlaub. The fleet quickly grew attracting some of the best sailors around. Homed on Mission Bay, San Diego it was a perfect place to practice…
In the “officials” photograph from left to right as identified by the Old Man are:Roy Yamaguchi (?) JapanTed Wells, USSam Norwood, US – Vice CommodoreBerney…
Mission Bay, October 26-27, 2013. Just shy of 30 teams, another epic Carolyn Nute Memorial Regatta was held on Mission Bay. Congrats to Dave Tillson and junior hotshot Ian Brill…
Atlanta, October 26-27, 2013. Hal Gilreath with Merrill Varn crewing won with 5 points. Tarasa Davis and Alan Capellin were second with. 6 points and Ana Lee Bradley was…
Rye, NY, September 16-22, 2013. (Photos courtesy of Fusanori Nakajima) 1. BRA Axel and Eric Schmidt 2. USA Harry Levinson and Alan Levinson 3. ESP Duque de Arion…
Birmingham Sailing Club, October 12-13, 2013. Report by Michael Papp The fifth annual second carnation of the Snipe Southern Championship was held at Birmingham Sailing Club on October 12th…
Annapolis, October 5-6, 2013. Three races in very light wind on Sunday. Eric Reinke and Sandy Westphal win the regatta. (regatta report soon) ... full results ...
Annapolis, October 5, 2013. Annapolis lives up to its summer reputation in October: no wind, no racing today. Tomorrow’s forecast looks much better.
Annapolis, September 21-22, 2013 A fun gathering of classic wooden sailboats to showcase their history and elegance and provide an informal oportunity to compete in a low-key race against…
Rochester, NY, August, 17-18, 2013. Gord Richards and Leo Arsenault win in Rochester. Results and regatta report by Norman Dahl Gord Richards Wins the 77th Briody Memorial Regatta The famous…
Mission Bay, August 9-10, 2013 Photo: 2013 GFU Champs!! Article and interviews from US Sailing blog – West Coast Tour – Snipe 24-hour regatta Report…
[caption id="attachment_7304" align="alignnone" width=""]Enrique Quintero crewing for Brian Kamilar[/caption]Enrique Quintero, Snipe Sailor from Miami, 2007 Snipe World Champion - 1) Your first time on a sailing boat? I was about…
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……
SCIRA US Sailors, We need YOUR INPUT. In order to improve numbers at Snipe Nationals the Board is considering a new schedule/format. We did…
Buffalo, July 21-26, 2013. The 2013 US Nationals, otherwise known as "Snipe Camp", has come to an end, and we're already looking forward to the next edition. This year's festivities…