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8653 – Fire damage by John Rose I thought some would be interested in seeing this famous Clark Mills-built Snipe – originally owned by Harold Gilreath, 1956 SCIRA Commodore. It…
Flashback to the 1973 Jr Snipe Worlds – Sanremo, Italy Canadians: Dirk Kneulman, Dave Belford, Harri Palm; kneeling: Greg Mellon and a Portuguese sailor. World title won by K. Suortti/Juna…
(Photo courtesy of Clube dos Jangadeiros) Porto Alegre, Brazil, 1956 – The Women’s Department of the Club dos Jangadeiros This group sailed on the Jangadeiro Class…
Snipe “Santa Catalina” at the Forum Marinum museum in Turku, Finland. Built in 1964 in Finland, Varsinais-Suomi, Turku…
Marina Sanchez Ferrer from Murcia, Spain. One of the best Spanish crew. Third at the 2003 Snipe Worlds in Sweden, European Champion in 2010 in Norway, vice European Champion…
Lineburger Wooden Snipe #20233 ‘Aquarius’ and #20234 ‘Love Story’ during 1973 Brazillian Snipe Championship, in Florianópolis, SC. Lineburger Wooden Snipe #20233 ‘Aquarius’ measurement during 1973 Brazillian Snipe Championship, in Florianópolis,…
(Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano) Gustavo Abdulklech, current Snipe Junior World Champion (with his crew Leonardo Motta) – 1) Your first time on a sailing…
Port Mahon, Menorca, Spain – 1960s…
Carol Newman Cronin talks about her life as a competitive sailor – including winning 2 races in the Olympics – and her work as a novelist as she looks…
Alex Pline explains how to rig a Snipe Part 1: Stepping the mast on a Persson Snipe Thanks to Alex and Lisa Pline (Annapolis Snipe Fleet)…
by Lisa Pline As the consequences of the COVID-19 cancellations sink in, many Snipe sailors are not only sad, but worried that our beloved class may not…
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by Lisa Pline (questions) and Arthur Blodgett, Doug Hart, Augie Diaz (answers) From the Experts: Single boat practicing For those of us lucky enough to now be able to…
John Payne, photographer from Fort Lauderdale, Florida – 1) When did you start as a photographer and what sparked that? My earliest relocation of taking photos was in the…
Special guests: Paola Prada, Georgia Bruder, Sarah De Canniere, Sonia Wyffels, Katia Royer, Anette Melsom Myhre, Angela Pumariega, Lisa Pline, Charlie Bess, Kathleen Tocke (moderator)…
