US Snipe Sailor 2017 – The Summer of the Kid As you de-winterize your Snipe this spring and make plans for the summer, consider asking a kid to sail with you from time to time. Maybe even take him/ her to a local regatta in Nebraska, Colorado, both coasts or wherever. The inherent protection that lakes Art Rousmaniere and sheltered waterways that US National Secretary most of the US regattas are sailed in provide for safe ways to expand their (and your) horizons. And this year’s August Nationals in Winchester MA (just outside Boston) is on one of the smaller and therefore most protected sites there can be – not to be confused with it being an easy place to sail: it is the home of the Tufts “Jumbos”, one of the countries strongest college sailing programs).
Wishing you all a rewarding 2017 summer of Serious Fun, while also doing some Serious Sailing. - Art
13 year old Michael Morley, who finished 12th in the challenging conditions at the 2017 NAs, with Art.
“Sailing is such a variable sport. There could be no wind, or there could be 25 knots.You never know what you’re going to get” ― Hannah Mills, 2016 Female World Sailor of the Year
Summer 2017