2025 Sailing Season
A 2025 Sailing Season Wrapup.… Read More 2025 Sailing Season
Category: Sailing
2025 Snipe World Masters in Chile
The 2025 edition of the Snipe World Masters Championships was our first opportunity to visit South America. The regatta was held in Frutillar in the Lakes region about 600 miles south of Santiago.… Read More 2025 Snipe World Masters in Chile
Feast Or Famine To The Bahamas
Another “OPB” opportunity came up at the last minute this fall for a delivery from Annapolis to Marsh Harbour in the Bahamas. It was a fun five day trip with a very spicy Gulf Stream crossing.… Read More Feast Or Famine To The Bahamas
2025 Snipe Week
The 2025 Colonial Cup and US Nationals was a fast paced week of Snipe sailing. We planned this again as a circuit so travelers would have two events back to back. For the sailors in the northeast, Colonial Cup would be a great midway stop on the way to Nationals in Atlanta, and for the… Read More 2025 Snipe Week
Und Zurück
For those non-German speakers, it stands for “and back” which was the return trip of Margalo from the BVIs. It was an eight day offshore trip direct to Marion with good sailing conditions and great camaraderie. … Read More Und Zurück
Persson Snipe Refits
I’ve now done refits on four older Persson Snipes and every time I do one, I learn a bit more and the results get a little bit better. With this fourth, I thought I’d share the most recent result and what I’ve learned in order to share with others looking to do the same thing.… Read More Persson Snipe Refits
Fruit of the Labor
Following the delivery of Margalo to the BVIs in November, I had the opportunity to head back in January for a “boys week” of cruising to enjoy the fruit of the labor.… Read More Fruit of the Labor
2024 Sailing Season
I never really wrote about the Snipe sailing this year mostly because I was so obsessed with my aborted cross country bikepacking trip. Nonetheless, the season was pretty jam packed with new and familiar events but was the usual wash, rinse, repeat rhythm of the sailing season. … Read More 2024 Sailing Season
Marion to Tortola
Another OPB sailing opportunity came up this fall for a delivery from Marion to Tortola. I’m pretty picky about who I will go offshore with, but this group of four was a perfect match and made for a great 1500 mile sail.… Read More Marion to Tortola
Snipe Sailing Act III: In It For The Long Haul
We recently sailed the Snipe US Masters Championships on Mystic Lake in Boston and after some discussion about why we go to regattas, I started thinking about our history in the Snipe again. It seemed the appropriate moment to reflect on the next act in the Snipe Sailing Saga: In It For The Long Haul.… Read More Snipe Sailing Act III: In It For The Long Haul
Team Pline 