Sailing - Snipe Freaks!

[arturomarinaltamiran]

Hermoso video,felicitaciones.

Chile

[ringydingydo]

I love this vid... reminds me of my Snipe 19991, yellow on one side and white on the other...really like the Back in Black track but I understand...

[Beamacedo]

no debríais de ir llegados mucho más adelante?

[gurlsingerfan]

I love the Snipes, they are beautiful little boats, but like so many things they really can't be enjoyed if your over 40! Oh well, still great fun to watch!

[SnipeFreak]

Hi. Thanks for the comment. But please allow me to disagree. Snipe is one of the few dinghy classes in which you can sail no matter your age. That's why the Master regattas are so popular.

[Blackhatchetsdrummer]

i was just at snipe north americans where "old man" gonzolo diaz who is 89 won a race got a 6th and a couple other good finishes. so not really =]

[gurlsingerfan]

That's incredible! Okay, I was wrong...that gives me incentive to do a little shopping for one of these...as I said, I have always liked the looks and feel of them, they just seem more like a real boat than some of the little "board boats"

[Blackhatchetsdrummer]

go for it snipes are great and the people who sail them are great people you will find out =]

[andrewpoophead]

lol, love the tatoos, but i liked it when you had back in black in the backround

[ggiersch93]

ey Black Shadow, muy buen video!!

[SnipeFreak]

Thanks to everybody for the kind comments. We really had fun making this video.

Regarding the music... :( ... a couple of months ago I received a mail from YouTube about AC/DC's copyright, bla, bla, bla...

So they automatically cut the audio track, and prompted me to use "one of our multiples copyright free tracks" and that kind of %$&#!!!

I will upload the original version (with better video quality too) to some online server when I have some time, and post the link here.

Happy sailing!!!

[alaignelet]

This is my best Snipe-sailing video!!! I keep going through it!!

[doufuquanshifu]

This is truly my favorite favorite video. Inspiring as well. I have a vintage Lofland Snipe that needs work along with it's trailer before I get it wet. Still have some things to figure out on the rigging too. Some mods had been made before I got it. What happened to AC/DC soundtrack? Too electric for the water?? LOL

[2bannounced]

Ace boats, and thanks for reminding me. I grew up sailing a snipe with my father in the uk. Great tactical boat that was so forgiving until you took it for granted.

[fearlesspilot11]

I keep coming back to your video. Great!!!

[franktupapi]

que otras clases son populares in Tangolandia? ;-)

(Argentina y Uruguay)

what other classes are popular down there?

ciao,

Frank

[mspoirier]

which one is the most performant, snipe or 470?

[SnipeFreak]

They are totally different boats... 470s are faster in all conditions, have spinnaker and trapeze harness for the crew. They are extremely expensive, due to the fact that it is an Olympic Class. A 470 hull remains competitive only for a year or two.

The Snipe is a heavier boat, but can be very fast in certain conditions. A good hull can be competitive for a lot of years. There still are wooden boats in very good condition that can beat a modern one in a slow wind flat-water condition.

[SnipeFreak]

And some people say Snipes are one of the most technical One Design classes, backed up by the fact that most Star champions have started their careers in Snipes.

[mspoirier]

thanks

[pcsbyte]

Awesome Boat. Fun Stuff.

[riplei]

buena locoooo!!!

mucha adrenalina...

[rockmonkee10]

i had no clue sailboats could go that fast. how much would one of those cost?

[surf6515]

Around US$ 6500 a brand new one.

[keganambrose]

that looks like so much fun!

[toypoo23]

sniper's plaining is so good!!

[elmauronob]

Aguante el club de velas !!! recién exhibieron el video en el curso de timonel.

[enriquesocaire]

Muy guapo el vídeo,por cierto, ¿el tangón también lo sacáis en largo o solo en empopada? (a mi es que en largo me da cosa)

[Alvarorod]

Este snipe era de Casadei? muy rapido van... los tatoos, son del mas alla!!

[SnipeFreak]

No, este es el "Black Shadow", y fue uno de los primeros Persson de Arg, de cuando los vendía Lange. El que tenía Casadei es el "Shadow".

[sagnefusciule]

snipe is a very strong sailboat!

[lucreleia]

Cool video, Esteban!!!

It surely looks that Agustin and you had a great time!Can't wait for the remake!!!!

How about showing some more of the shore too??

[yomonaco]

Gracias!, estoy haciendo el curso de Timonel aca en Cordoba y mi idea es comprar un Snipe me parecen super versatiles y divertidos!... Si sabes de alguien o algun lugar para comprar uno avisame. un abrazo y gracias!

[yomonaco]

Una consulta, para competir en regatas con los Snipe hay un limite de peso de los tripulantes??? saludos! Muy muy buen Video!

[SnipeFreak]

No, no hay límite de peso por reglamento. El óptimo está entre los 130 y 145 kilos entre ambos.

[SnipeFreak]

For anyone who wants it, I've uploaded the video in better resolution (SVCD,640x480,84MB)here:

(badongo.c_o_m/vid/392733) (properly writing the address)

If the link is broken, please post a comment here or send an email to estebanpettinari at hotmail, and I will upload it again.

Thanks for the votes!

[sagnefusciule]

who's the song?

[trevortrotman]

Back in Black by AC/DC

[sagnefusciule]

thanks!

[Se7eNiTo]

back in BLACK AC/DC !!!!!!

[sagnefusciule]

YEAH! 8]

[Busterthebully]

excelent work guys, what were the winds that day??? look forward to your next.

[SnipeFreak]

10000 visits and counting!

Many thanks to all of you for the coments!

Waiting for the perfect day (high winds, sun, warm water, non working day and not drunk since the previous night) to make the remake...

See you!

[jatoocariz]

very nice video ! and very good sailors ... !! cheers my friends !! See you on the water ZOMBIE !!!! jejejeje

[leoarch]

Great video...my friend

[nscturkey]

AWESOME video

[roguepilot55]

Totally Koool! Just goes to show you dont need a Kazillion HP gas guzzling engine to have fun.

[kimcraw]

I LOVE this video! Its awesome

[SharkBite55]

Excellent seamanship!

[ericamz35]

Agustin zabalua i cant believe you. you rock...

[EvilGenius666]

wow

[adrianlasso]

Excelente video !

Hay mas ?

[zeronemcs2]

una masa la navegada, yo andaba en 420s en aquella epoka..

[ELKIII]

Truly awesome footage!!

It really shows why power reaching in a hard chined boat really rocks.

If I sail another windward leeward race when it is blowing like this I am going to puke.