Women's Snipe Sailing
WOMEN'S PRO CIRCUIT/STAR SAILOR'S LEAGUE
The best women sailors from around the world racing in a three or four event circuit with top media coverage and the season concluding at the Star Sailor's League Finals
Selection Process
OLYMPIC & NON-OLYMPIC CLASSES
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Star Sailor League Rankings
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Olympic Medalists
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World Champions
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Hemisphere Champions
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Olympians
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Pan American & Asian Games Medalists
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Size and Hiking Ability
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Diverse Country Representation
THE SNIPE
Sailed in more than 30 counties
Why the Snipe ?
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Low Cost
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Sailed in more than 30 countries & four continents
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Established Women's National, Hemisphere, & World Championships
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Easy and low cost transportation (8 - 9 boats in 40'container)
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Very durable - 20 year old boats can still win Championships
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Allows competitors of a wide range of weights/sizes to sail equally
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Requires much athleticism, shows sailing as a sport - better for media
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Two-person boat cuts housing and flight costs for organizers
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Does not require trapeze or spinnaker experience (fair for Radial sailors)
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Teams new to the Snipe can easily find boats, events, & coaches for training
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Can be raced fairly in 4 - 25 knots
EVENT FORMAT
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Boats and sails provided
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Teams can choose to bring their own boat
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League provides an on-water coach to help with boat problems on the water
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League provides a boatwright to set-up boats and maintain/repair them during the event.
Palma Dorada Invitational
Winter - Miami or Ilhabela, Brazil
12 - 20 teams
6 -10 Invited teams
Other teams by resume
Expenses paid for invited teams
2 Training days, 3 race days
Prize money (Top 5)
Media - daily highlight video, Interviews, press reports
St. Petersburg Cup
JULY or AUGUST
10 - 15 teams
10 teams by invitation
1 - 5 teams by resume
Expenses paid for invited teams
2 Training days, 3 race days
Prize money (Top 5)
Media - daily highlight video, Interviews, press reports
Snipe Women's
World Championship
NEXT VENUE & DATES TO BE DETERMINED
30+ teams
2-3 Training days
4 Race days
No Prize money
Media - Daily highlight video, Interviews, Press reports
Entry fee
Open event
SSL Finals
OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER
12 - 20 teams
Entry by SSL Rankings & Invitation
2 Training days
4 Race days
Prize money
Media - Live Broadcast
Expenses paid for all
MEDIA PROGRAM
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Daily highlight videos
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Daily video athlete interviews
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Drone footage
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Photographs
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Event Highlight Show made for ESPN & television channels (5 - 10 mins)
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Live racing broadcast with America's Cup cameras, on-water & studio commentators.
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Daily highlight videos
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Daily video athlete interviews
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Drone footage
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Photographs
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Part-time media professional will create promotional videos, ads, articles about the competitors during the whole year.
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Will provide up-to-date social media presence promoting the Circuit, sponsors, and athletes.
NON
FINALS
EVENTS
SSL
FINALS
DURING
THE
YEAR
EVENT PROGRAM
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Optional training days before the regatta (1-2 days)
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Opening Ceremonies with cocktails
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3 - 4 days racing
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Semi-formal regatta dinner
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Prize Giving with podium & champagne
Women's Worlds
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First event in Moscow, Russia in late 1990s
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Re-established in 2019
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Open Event
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Low cost entry - 100€
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Low cost or no cost charters
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3 days racing
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Races can be shorter (25 - 20 minutes), but an increased number of races.
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Sailors from Europe, South America, and North America
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2019 event in Antwerp, Belgium had 21 teams with sailors from 11 countries
European Championship
Norwegian Nationals
Spanish Nationals
Belgian Nationals
Japan Nationals
Brazil Nationals
US Nationals
Meet The Team
Ykaterina Skudina
Snipe Women's World Champion
4th at Olympics - Match Racing
Three-time Olympian
(Yngling & Match Racing)
Gintare Scheidt
Snipe Women's European Champion
Olympic Silver Medalist - Radial,
3-time Olympian
(Radial)
Anna Tunnicliffe
Snipe Women's World Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist Radial
Two-time Olympian
(Radial & Match Racing)
Angle Pumariega
Snipe Jr. National Champion - ESP
Snipe Women's National Champion - USA
Olympic Gold Medalist - Match Racing
Maelle Frascari
Snipe Women's World Champion
Nacra World Champion
Olympian - Tokyo 2021
Angeliki Skarlatou
Belgian Snipe Champion
4-time Olympian
(Windsurfing)
Manami Doi
Japanese Snipe Sailor
2021 Radial Europeans - 3rd
2017 Laser Radial Worlds - 3rd
Olympian - Tokyo 2021
Mariana Foglia
Snipe Women's World Champion
Olympian - Rio 2016 Nacra
Martine Grael
Snipe Experience
4 Snipe World Champions in her family - father & uncles
Olympic Gold Medal - FX
Volvo Ocean Race
Andrea Foglia
Snipe Women's World Champion
Olympian - London 2021, Radial
Maflada Pires de Lima
2nd Women's Snipe Worlds
13th Snipe Worlds
2nd Snipe Jr.Worlds
SSL Gold Cup Team Portugal
Juliana Duque
Snipe Women's World Champion
Bronze Pan American Games
10th Snipe Worlds
2nd Junior Snipe Worlds
Faces from the Snipe Class
Ykaterina Skudina
Snipe Women's World Champion
4th at Olympics - Match Racing
Three-time Olympian
(Yngling & Match Racing)
Maellle
Frascari
3rd Snipe Women's Worlds
Nacra 17 World Champion
Olympian - Tokyo 2021
Martine
Grael
Snipe Experience
4 Snipe World Champions in her family - father & uncles
Olympic Gold Medal - FX
Volvo Ocean Race
Gintare Scheidt
Snipe Women's European Champion
Olympic Silver Medalist - Radial
Three-time Olympian
(Radial)
Angeliki
Skarlatou
Belgian Snipe Champion
4-time Olympian
(Windsurfing)
Andrea & Mariana
Foglia
2-time Snipe Women's World Champions
Andrea, Olympian, 2012 London, Radial
Mariana, Olympian, 2016 Rio, Nacra 17
Anna Tunnicliffe
Snipe Women's World Champion
Olympic Gold Medalist- Radial
Match Racing World Champion
Two-time Olympian
(Radial & Match Racing)
Manami
Doi
Japanese Snipe Sailor
2021 Radial Europeans - 3rd
2017 Laser Radial Worlds - 3rd
Olympian - Tokyo 2021
Mafalda
Pires de Lima
2nd Women's Snipe Worlds
2nd Snipe Jr.Worlds
13th Snipe Worlds
SSL Gold Cup Team Portugal
Anglela
Pumariega
Snipe Jr. National Champion - ESP
Snipe Women's National Champion - USA
Olympic Gold Medalist - Match Racing
Tatiana
Lartseva
Snipe Women's World Champion
Olympian - 2004 Yngling
Juliana
Duque
Snipe Women's World Champion
Bronze Pan American Games
10th Snipe Worlds
2nd Junior Snipe Worlds
European Championship
ANTWERP 2021
20+ teams
1 Training day
3 Race days
No prize money
Entry fee
Open event to all nations
Media - daily interviews & videos
Alternates venues
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Low Cost
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Sailed in more than 30 countries & four continents
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Established Women's National, Hemisphere, & World Championships
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Easy and low cost transportation (8 - 9 boats in 40'container)
-
Very durable - 20 year old boats can still win Championships
-
Allows competitors of a wide range of weights/sizes to sail equally
-
-
Requires much athleticism, shows sailing as a sport - better for media
-
Two-person boat cuts housing and flight costs for organizers
-
Does not require trapeze or spinnaker experience (fair for Radial sailors)
-
Teams new to the Snipe can easily find boats, events, & coaches for training
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Can be raced fairly in 4 - 25 knots