Snipes are making a strong comeback on Brasilia’s Paranoa Lake as the 516 fleet reunited three sailing generations in the Jeffrey Shaw cup, a 2 day tournament in honor of a young 81-year-old athlete who fell in love with Snipes in 2012 which was when he started sailing and had his first lessons. Today he is an example for young and old sailors alike and his enthusiasm, dedication and desire is so strong that he wants to sail even if there is no wind. Eleven boats disputed the 4th Jeffrey Shaw cup that reunited the older, the present and the future sailing generations and the participation in the event of young members of the Optmist class added a special brilliance. New winds are blowing in fleet 516 sails, promising a strong return of the class in Brazil’s capital.
Text: Luis Borba Photos: Will Carrara and Paola Prada
The 70th edition of the Snipe Brazilian Nationals will go down in history as one of the most Serious Sailing, Serious Fun regattas that the Snipe Class has ever witnessed. After returning to the class in 2016, this was my first appearance at the Nationals since 1992, so I was obviously psyched to race against Brazil’s best sailors and, even more so to have some serious fun during the week-long event.
The 2019 National Championship was hosted by the Yacht Club Paulista in São Paulo’s Guarapiranga Reservoir, a notably shifty and very technical race venue. And with 79 boats battling it out on a single course, the Serious Sailing aspect was guaranteed. Brazil has one of the strongest Snipe fleets worldwide, and this year was exceptionally fierce since spots for the coming Worlds in Ilhabela to be held in October were at stake. To give you an idea, the roster included three different World Champions, in addition to previous Western Hemisphere, Pan Am, European, South American, National, as well as Women’s and Junior world champions. The series had seven races, with seven different winners, and Alexandre “Xandi” Paradeda won his impressive 13th National Title without winning a single race!
However, the Serious Fun side was just as outstanding, with lots of fun and socializing for every single sailor. Like most Snipe regattas, we had that incredible and unique mixture of men and women; young and old; experienced and apprentice; as well as new, old and returning sailors. So, obviously, lots of stories, laughters and learnings were shared. But, this year, Yacht Club Paulista’s exceptional Organizing Committee took the Serious Fun to an unprecedented level that will be tough to beat. On the second to last night of the regatta, we had a live rock concert. And what made it even more special was that the lively “Rocksy” band was led by returning sailor and participant Wagner Bojlesen; and to top it off, the show was held inside one of the club’s beautiful boat hangers! The dancing rock tunes, the incredible acoustics and lots of fully rigged Snipes and other sailboats as a backdrop provided a surreal experience in which even people in crutches were dancing like fools!
There is no class like the Snipe Class, and there is no better motto than Serious Sailing, Serious Fun!
Xandi and Bolinha
The first place crew Gabriel “Bolinha” Kieling and the helm 13 times Brazilian Champion helm Alexandre “Xandi” Paradeda
Nossos representantes em Algarrobo no Chile foram: Rafael Gagliotti e Henrique Wisniewski que ficaram em 3º lugar; Juliana Duque e Rafael Martins que ficaram em 4º lugar; Renè Hormazabal e Sidney Bloch que ficaram na 9ª colocação.
Nos dias 06 e 07 de abril ocorreram as regatas válidas pelo Campeonato Paranaense da Classe Snipe de 2019, em Guaratuba, com organização do Iate Clube de Guaratuba e da flotilha 450. A tripulação formada por Felipe Sabino e Paula Choinski sagrou-se campeã após dois dias de pouco vento mas muita disputa na água. Fotos: Mariana Camargo Cima
A Classe Snipe tem faixas de valores de aluguel sugeridas de acordo com a idade do barco da seguinte forma:
barco zero
Senior € 1600
JR € 800
até 3 anos
Senior € 1000
JR € 500
de 3 a 6 anos
Senior € 800
JR € 400
outros
a combinar
Os barcos devem estar disponíveis com casco completo, leme, bolina, mastro, retranca e carreta de encalhe entre 30 de setembro e 12 de outubro na Escola de Vela de IlhaBela.
Através do preenchimento do formulário –http://bit.ly/2019SWC-barco – será criada uma lista de barcos disponíveis para que os interessados negociem diretamente entre si. A lista é automática e os primeiros a se cadastrarem aparecerão no topo da lista e assim por diante.
Em assembleia Geral da classe dia 24/01/2019 durante o 70º Campeonato Brasileiro da Classe Snipe, eu fui escolhida para a difícil missão de manter o nível de administração do Rafael Gagliotti na Classe Snipe Brasil!!! Junto com o cargo vieram as missões de sediar 3 campeonatos mundiais por ordem: o Junior e o Senior na Ilhabela em outubro de 2019 e o Feminino na Guarapiranga em outubro de 2020. E não é só isso, a Classe Snipe também participará dos Jogos Pan-Americanos Máster no Rio de Janeiro em setembro de 2020!
Atualizações do site www.snipe.com.br
Passo seguinte, pra fazermos bonito em todos estes campeonatos precisamos nos comunicar e ficar sempre atualizados então iremos utilizar o site como principal canal de comunicação entre a secretaria da classe e os velejadores!
Começamos com a atualização do calendário com os Campeonatos Estaduais, Regionais, Internacionais e também as regatas de tradição interestadual aqui no site. (trabalho minucioso do Caio Pantoja).
Contamos com a colaboração dos coordenadores estaduais pra manter tudo atualizado.
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Texto Original: Direct Dues Payment – SCIRA Snipe Sailors – The Board of Governors approved the direct payment of SCIRA dues beginning January 2019. Use this link to pay your SCIRA dues on the new system: PAY DUES If you have more than 1 boat to register, please contact the SCIRA office (office@snipe.org) to register the additional boats. We are continuing to add more features, but currently the system is for 1 boat only.
