Alexandre Tinoco - Snipe Sailor

Alexandre Tinoco has three bothers who sail Snipes, but he grew up in a family where no one sailed at all. He's been sailing Snipes for 10 years, the first five as crew and the last five as skipper. This year at the Snipe World Championship in San Diego, Alexandre placed 5th out of 49 competitors. He beat out such strong Snipers as Augie Diaz, George Szabo, Xandi Paradeda and Manu Hens. Alexandre had a few words about why the Snipe is a good boat for the sailor looking to get into a good competitive class. He's a perfect example of why young sailors can excel in this class with minimal expense and maximum help from others in the class, including the three generations of the Diaz family currently sailing.