Time to make sure all your 2024 Dues are up to date! Fleet 532 Dues: Fleet dues will remain an easy $20 for 2024. Shout out to our newest member Darby Capellin who has the First Dues Paying Member of 2024 honors! You can pay 2 ways: ZELLE: this is easy and has no transaction fees. Just go… Continue reading January is Dues Time!
We are planning a Florida-style feast to get psyched for the Winter Season, with Cuban Sandwiches being made for scratch (including the bread!) by Preston Senior. I will be looking for a few more people to contribute Black Beans, Rice, Salad, and Dessert. Treasurer Eric Reinke has graciously offered to host us (address on the… Continue reading Winter Meeting & Social!
Fleet Championship Like the lottery, you gotta buy a ticket to win! Alex Pline came on strong as the season waned which brought them over the finish line first by a hair and were the only team to sail all five of the events this year. Brady Stagg was second and last year's champ took… Continue reading November 2023 Fleet Update
The Frigid Digit lived up to its name this year with cool temperatures, heavy rain on Saturday and strong northwest breeze on Sunday after the passing of a quintessential late season Mid-Atlantic cold front. Nonetheless, we had our typical hi quality sailing despite the conditions.
We weren't quite sure what to expect having our Snipe Fall Series on the US Labor Day weekend but we ended up with two great - and very challenging - days of racing. The crew situation was a little slim with many of our usual crews (and skippers) having other plans for Saturday/Sunday, but ultimately… Continue reading SSA Snipe Fall Series
Fifteen teams came out for the inaugural DickC Cup A/B college-style regatta on August 19-20, 2023. Over the weekend, 18 races were completed in a range of wind conditions that tested new and experienced teams alike.
Snipe Fleet 532 is excited to announce that registration is open for the Inaugural DickC Cup A/B Regatta on August 19-20 at SSA. This event will be run "college-style" with 2 teams sailing one boat, short course racing, with rotations off the SSA docks. The idea is to grab a Snipe Fleet Alum who hasn't… Continue reading Inaugural DickC Cup A/B Regatta Scheduled for Aug 19-20th
by Sarah Alexander Forty boats participated in the Snipe National Championship in Sandusky, Ohio June 27-July 1st! With dedication, competence, and serious midwestern hospitality, the regatta organizers and the Sandusky Sailing Club hosted an excellent event. Sandusky provided some great sailing over the five days of racing; conditions ranged from 15+ knots to much lighter… Continue reading Fleet 532 had a blast at the 2023 Snipe Nationals
Nineteen teams competed June 10-11, 2023 at the Annapolis Snipe Invite (ASI) / US Snipe Junior Nationals hosted by Severn Sailing Association (Annapolis, MD). Attended by many college and post college sailors, the event promotes Snipe sailing to under 22 (Junior) and under 30 sailors.
The 2023 Snipe Colonial Cup and Snipe District 1 Championships was held this past weekend at the Severn Sailing Association by Snipe Fleet 532. Four of the top five finishers and 10 of the 34 skippers were “NextGen” sailors - under 30 years of age. Many have high-level college sailing experience (several of them arriving… Continue reading 2023 Snipe Colonial Cup and District 1 Championships Dominated by Under 30 Sailors
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