[UPDATED April 14, 2026]
The primary regular racing activity for the Dallas Snipe Fleet 001 is our Long Course Series where we join the Sunday afternoon Corinthian Sailing Club racing program, rigging up around 12:00, leaving the dock around 1:10 and making it to a starting line by 1:30 where we either have our own start or start with on of the other fleets, depending upon the number of Snipes in attendance. During July and August, this series is conducted on Saturday mornings, rigging at 8:00 and first gun at 9:00. Finishes are recorded and the top skipper at the end of the season (November 2025-October 2026) is awarded the annual Fleet Championship Trophy. Two points are awarded separately for skipper and crew for participating in a race plus one point for each boat they finish in front of. Additionally, each fleet member who participates in running race committee for the Long Course is awarded two points for each race.
We also hold Short Course Series races on Saturday mornings, rigging at 10:00 AM, except in July and August when we rig at 8:00 AM on Sunday mornings to escape the afternoon heat (and accommodate the CSC long course change to Saturdays) and in January through early March when we rig at noon to escape the morning cold. Click here for a copy of the detailed sailing instructions for 2026 for both Fleet Championship Series and the Short Course Series.
Beginner and novice instruction sessions are held at 6:00 pm on each Thursday evening at the CSC Pavilion during the months of daylight savings time.
Racing rules sessions (for all levels) are held at different times during the year.
Fleet meetings are held at 7:30 pm on the second Wednesday of each February, April, May, July, September and November in the CSC clubhouse or at a fleet member's home, including 30 minutes for social time and sometimes a potluck supper. In early December we hold an annual meeting which includes an awards ceremony and holiday party
All events are announced and the RSVP's managed through our Meetup Group page. If you have not joined Meetup yet, please do so.
If you RSVP to attend one of our events and then cannot make it, please let us know right away by sending an email to .
Whenever there are changes to the schedule below, we will make every effort to promptly update this page. Regular updates will show the upcoming activities for the next month or two.
Thursday, April 16, 2026: Drills for Skills Instruction, 6:00 pm rig up.
Saturday, April 18, 2026: Short Course Series. 10:00 am rig up. We will be participating in the CSC adult education program and taking out some students for the first part of the session. After then we will conduct some races for fleet members.
Sunday, April 19, 2026: Long Course Series on CSC course. 12:00 noon rig up.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026: Southwestern trophy stringing session at Lisa Schroeder's house (look for the email invitation). 6:30 pm.
Thursday, April 23, 2026: Drills for Skills Instruction, 6:00 pm rig up.
Saturday, April 25, 2026: Short Course Series. 10:00 am rig up.
Sunday, April 16, 2026: Long Course Series on CSC course. 12:00 noon rig up.
Thursday, April 30, 2026: Drills for Skills Instruction, 6:00 pm rig up.
Saturday, May 2, 2026: CSC Commodore's Cup Regatta. 10:00 am Skippers Meeting. 11:00 Warning signal for first race.
Sunday, May 3, 2026: CSC Commodore's Cup Regatta. 9:00 warning signal for the first race.
Thursday, May 7, 2026: Drills for Skills Instruction, 6:00 pm rig up.
Saturday, May 9, 2026: Short Course Series, weather permitting. 10:00 am rig up.
Sunday, May 10, 2026: Long Course Series on CSC course. 12:00 noon rig up.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026:Fleet Meeting, CSC Clubhouse. 7:30 pm.
Thursday, May 14, 2026: Drills for Skills Instruction, 6:00 pm rig up.
Saturday, May 16, 2026: Short Course Series, weather permitting. 10:00 am rig up.
Sunday, May 17, 2026: Long Course Series on CSC course. 12:00 noon rig up.
Thursday, May 21, 2026: Drills for Skills Instruction, 6:00 pm rig up.
Friday, May 22, 2026: 3:00 pm (possible) Short Course. 6:00 pm cookout for Southwestern competitors, fleet members welcome.
Saturday, May 23, 2026:90th Annual Southwestern Championship Regatta.
Sunday, May 24, 2026:90th Southwestern Championship Regatta.
Thursday, May 28, 2026:Drills for Skills Instruction, 6:00 pm rig up.
Saturday, May 30, 2026: CSC State Fair Regatta, 9:00 am skippers meeting
Sunday, May 31, 2026: Long Course Series on CSC course. 12:00 noon rig up.
Thursday June 1, 2026:Drills for Skills Instruction, 6:00 pm rig up.
May 2-3, 2026: CSC Commodore's Cup, White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX
May 23-24, 2026: 90th Snipe Southwestern Championship, White Rock Lake, Dallas
June 11-14, 2026: Snipe U.S. National Championship, Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, MD
June 27-28, 2026: Snipe Fire on the Water, Branched Oak Lake, Lincoln, NE
July 4-5, 2026: Firecracker, Lake Perry, Topeka, KS
July 11-12, 2026: Snipe Norm Tanner Memorial, Bow Mar Lake, Denver, CO
August 8-9, 2026: Snipe Rocky Mountain Championship, Union Reservoir, Longmont, CO
September 12-13, 2026: Snipe Missouri Valley and District 2 Championship, Lake Manawa, Council Bluffs, IA
September 24-27, 2026: Snipe U.S. Masters Championship, Lake Norman, Charlotte, NC
October 3, 2026: CSC State Fair Regatta, White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX
October 10-11, 2026: Snipe Texas State Championship, White Rock Lake, Dallas, TX
October 24-25, 2026: Halloween Regatta, Lake Allatoona, Atlanta, GA
November 7-8, 2026: Wurstfest Regatta, Canyon Lake, Austin, TX