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From the book "Master of the Sky and Sea – The Story of Ted Wells" by James Rix A few regattas in the early '40s had participants from…
The 1953 Snipe Worlds Championship (Monaco) is described in Ted Wells "Wells' Wanderings" column in the October 1953 Snipe Bulletin, and there is also an article with boat equipment and…
Hello Snipe Sailors! In the northern hemisphere we are at the height of the competitive season: many national championships have already been held as well as a successful World Masters…
Read the latest Snipe Bulletin – summer issue … pdf … Snipe Bulletin Summer 2018…
Dunphy Boats built a lot of sailboats, most importantly Snipe class one-design racing and family sailboats, which were very popular and competitive in the late 1930s and 1940s until…
Vilamoura, Portugal, June 25-30, 2018 [iframe width=”300″ height=”250″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/_s-ZJy7VWqM?rel=0″ frameborder=”0″ allow=”autoplay; encrypted-media” allowfullscreen ]…
1960 Wooden Gerber-built Snipe #12021 By John Rose I saw this boat at the 2009 Classic Snipe Rally/Halloween Regatta in Atlanta, and was thrilled by the beauty of the…
Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 27, 2018 (Photo courtesy of Douglas Moreira – Fisheye) … more photos and results … Final Results…
This is a photo of Harold Gilreath's fiberglass Lofland Snipe #9753 "Texan III", built in 1954 after SCIRA adopted specifications for fiberglass Snipes. This is the first "official" (measured) fiberglass…
Details of plywood snipe 21335 with original plywood deck and plywood hull. She was built in 1975 by Murai yacht in Kobe, Japan. Owner: Kazuki Masuda … photos ……
1967 wooden Snipe, restored three years ago. The boats is actively sailing in Lake Tominé, Colombia. She is a very fast boat and is adapted for the current regattas.
By Gweneth Crook What is a SCIRA Rep, who is the SCIRA Rep and what do they do? All major Snipe Championships have a SCIRA Representative who is assigned to…
By Carol Cronin A recent question from the fleet forming in Costa Rica made me realize: we don't have any stories that explain how to get started rigging a Snipe.
This Snipe was owner-built in 1935 in Wichta Falls Texas USA, where there was a Snipe Fleet (#34) at that time before WW II. It has been stored for…
