The Annapolis Snipe Fleet kicked off the season with a fantastic Spring Series + Clinic this weekend (May 22-23). Seven boats participated in two FULL days of beautiful sailing in the harbor. Big thanks to George Szabo who came out from San Diego to give us awesome, individualized and intense (but fun!) coaching. We had a… Continue reading SSA Snipe Spring Series + Clinic
Time to dust off those covers and get ready for a great Spring and Summer of Snipe Sailing in Annapolis! Here we go in chronological order: TESODs start May 4th TESOD Opening Day Theme? SSA hosts casual, unscored Tuesday Evening Sailing One Designs every Tuesday from May 4th through August 31st. Sign up is required… Continue reading Spring Snipe Sailing Season is Here!
For the 2021 Snipe Nationals we can expect almost any weather conditions, but here are some generalizations about what we might see.
The whole Annapolis Fleet – over 20 individual folks – has been meeting since January to make sure the 2021 Nationals is as good as the pandemic allows us to be! Dinners will be a la carte, but there will be Happy Hours nightly on the SSA deck for competitors to enjoy.
Congrats to Lorie Stout and Lucas Masiello representing the Snipe Fleet for winning the Inaugural SSA Fleet Challenge! Trevor Perkins, nominated by the J22 Fleet with JRP crew Madeline Fisher (Broadneck HS) wore the Yellow Jersey most of the day, but a Corinthian correction of an earlier OCS bumped them down to 3rd for the… Continue reading Snipe Fleet Earns Bragging Rights in Inaugural SSA Fleet Challenge!
It was a little Frigid and breeze never got out of single Digits at the 2020 Snipe Frigid Digit, but in the world of COVID, it was a fun, crystal clear fall weekend with a great turnout of new and old Snipe sailors alike! Twenty-eight teams competed for the 2020 Atlantic Coast Champion title that was awarded to the winner of the Frigid Digit. Snipe rock stars Ernesto Rodriguez/Kathleen Tocke (Miami) had to work hard in light and variable conditions to beat up-and-coming “Next Gen” Snipe sailors Tyler Mowry/Izzy Fadullon (Annapolis/SSA) in 2nd and Charlie Miller/Lindsey Kloc (Salem MA) in 3rd. Rounding out the top 5 were Noah Zittrer/Watt Duffy (Texas) and Carol Cronin/Kim Couranz (Newport/SSA). Noah Zittrer was also given a special prize for best “First Snipe Regatta” sailor.
What do you get when you cross a fantastic group of women sailors, a fun & talented set of coaches/RC, ace on-the-water media, and 8-12 knots of breeze? A kick-ass inaugural Chesapeake Women's Snipe Challenge! Congrats to Sarah Alexander/Mariah Leffingwell on a hard fought win over Katherine & Jessica Bennett in a tie-breaker. Veterans Lorie… Continue reading Chesapeake Women’s Challenge Wrap Up
Despite the heat, there was sailable, remarkably consistent breeze both days and once on shore with a drink in hand in the shade of the awnings on the top deck, the socially distant vibe was excellent.
By Kristin Mullins, Regatta Co-Chair (and epidemiologist with University of Maryland Medical Center) & Lisa Pline, Annapolis Snipe Fleet Captain Recently SSA was fortunate to be able to host its first Invitational regatta in our “post-quarantine” world, the 2020 Snipe Colonial Cup. It had been postponed from the first weekend of June to the weekend… Continue reading Best Practices for Running a COVID-compliant Regatta
