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Snipe Bulletin
Read the latest Snipe Bulletin – summer issue … pdf … Snipe Bulletin Summer 2018…
by SCIRA Office
Articles, Advices & Education
How to sail a Snipe fast? Read the tuning tips from our experts. Spreaders, rake, mast butt position. Do you have doubts about how to rig a Snipe? Read the news about boats or equipments.
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All about the Snipe Class and the Snipe Sailors. Exchange of views, opinions, comments and new proposals. The Snipe is alive and exciting. And the discussion is lively as well.
Dunphy Snipes
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…
by John D. Rose
Snipe World Masters – Film
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 ]…
by SnipeToday
Gerber Snipe #12021
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…
by John D. Rose
Classic Sailing Festival YCP
Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 27, 2018 (Photo courtesy of Douglas Moreira – Fisheye) … more photos and results … Final Results…
#9753 “Texan III”
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…
by John D. Rose
Murai Snipe J 21335
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 ……
by SnipeToday
1967 Snipe in Lake Tominé, Colombia
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 SnipeToday
Don’t Yell at the SCIRA Rep!
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…
Snipe Rigging 101
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.
by Carol Cronin
Wichita Falls Texas 1935 Snipe #1469 “Play Baby”
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…
by John D. Rose
The Commodore’s Log Book
From the Snipe Bulletin - Spring 2018 Hello Snipe Sailors! The Board has revised the Class Rules and Class documents. This was a long and difficult job…
Snipe Bulletin
Read the latest digital Snipe Bulletin … pdf … Snipe Bulletin Spring 2018…
by SCIRA Office
Snipe Rulebook 2018-2020
Snipe members were all mailed a digital copy of the Snipe Rulebook 2018-2020 today. If your email is part of your membership registration, look in your inbox. If you…
by SCIRA Office
The end of a true fighter: My boat Ruga!
By Alonso Lopez This is one of those stories worth recording. The end of a true fighter: my boat Ruga! It also shows how surprising our Snipe Class can be.
by Alonso Lopez