Ida Saetersdal - Snipe Sailor

Ida Satersdal started sailing Snipes in 2000 and she's already been to two Women's World Championships. She had a Snipe fleet in her town in Norway and a skipper that kept asking her to come out and catch a ride. That's a perfect way to be introduced. Even though Ida learned to sail in big boats, for her the Snipe defines sailing -- both its complexity and its easy to pick up skills. She talks about how its not just about learning the mechanics of sail shape and boat handling, but all the other skills that need to be mastered too -- like reading the wind and weather patterns and of course tactics. Coming to Florida in November for the 2010 Snipe Women's World Championship sounded like a wonderful idea.