Welcome to Annapolis for the 2026 Snipe Nationals!

Notice Of Race and Sailing Instructions

Available on the Clubspot event page: https://theclubspot.com/regatta/hBqFhuhX25

Rules and Reference Documents

• 2024-2028 Racing Rules of Sailing
• 2024-2028 US Sailing Prescriptions (including Appendicies V1 and V2)
• SCIRA Rules of Conduct for National and International Championship Regattas (2026)
• Snipe Class Rules (2026)
• Rules for Conducting SCIRA USA National Championship Regatta as revised by SCIRA USA Board April 2, 2014 (this document replaces all previous rules and Deeds of Gift) and Authorization for alternative format
• Technical Committee Authorization to use the Vakaros Electronic OCS
• SCIRA Approved Courses (2016)
• RRS Part 5 – PROTESTS, REDRESS, HEARINGS, MISCONDUCT AND APPEALS

Venue Guide

The best sailing conditions in Annapolis have always been in the spring and fall with July and August often light and hot but since the Snipe Nationals is in the “shoulder season” we have to expect almost anything. Read more on the expected sailing conditions and logistical information about the venue (access gate, launching, cafe, clubhouse etc): What to Expect at the Nationals

Regatta Gear Store

https://stoutgearsailing.myshopify.com/collections/snipe-2021-nationals
The store will stay open through June 17th. Products can be expected to deliver to the address you indicate between July 6-17th. There a small fee for shipping to your home.

If you are a registered regatta participant, you will receive a $20 merch credit for you and your crew to each choose a cotton T-shirt in the size/color of your choice OR you can apply that $20 towards any other merchandise on the site. To use the credit:

• LOG IN using the email you used to register for the regatta (the one this email is being sent to… this is critical). You do not need a password, it will send you a text with a pin to log in.
• Choose items for you and your crew and add them to cart.  The $20 coupon is per BOAT and set up under the Skipper’s registration email, but is meant to clothe both skipper and crew!
• BEFORE YOU GO TO CHECK OUT, look for the REWARDS icon at the bottom right of the page.

• Click the REWARDS icon and you should see your account has 20 points (worth $20). If you do not see point in your account, please contact lorie@stoutgear.com before you continue. 
• Click VIEW and REDEEM and you can either click “apply code” and/or copy the unique code to put in the discount code box at checkout.
• Go to your Cart and Check Out. You should see the $20 credit applied evenly among the items you chose, not in one lump sum.

Regatta Update List

We have a WhatsApp list for the event that we will be sending announcements to so we encourage you to join it: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BEqYirYYGeN29AIRjEOTsE?mode=gi_t or scan this QR code:

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