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Once Upon a Time in Opatija
Postcards from Opatija…
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The History of the Snipe Class with its boats and its protagonists.
E 10718 “Guadalimar”
1957 World Champion Snipe at the Real Club Maritimo del Abra - Real Sporting Club, Spain…
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1967 Portuguese Nationals
Porto 1967. Organized by the Clube de Vela Atlântico, Ruy Moreira and António Roquette, on the "Roxane", won the national title.
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A Few Stories Told by The Old Man
It's impossible to explain the positive impact Gonzalo "Old Man" Diaz had on so many people, including the Snipe sailing family.
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What Happened When a Texas Man Discovered an Old Boat in the Attic?
Wichita Falls resident Jim Loudermilk carefully removed a 1930s racing sailboat from an old downtown building and restored it to its original glory…
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1941 Thompson Snipe
1941 Thompson wooden Snipe at the Minneapolis Boat Show in January 2023 (photos courtesy of Andreas Jordhal Rhude)…
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Once a Snipe, Now a Table
Source: Scuttlebutt Sailing News Hal Gilreath explains the photo: Here’s a practical use for an old Snipe. This is the back deck of hull #12345. It’s…
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Oakville Yacht Squadron
by Gweneth Crook Oakville Yacht Squadron, on Lake Ontario, was founded in 1946 and started with a fleet of Snipes. In 1959 they acquired land on the other side of…
Junior Skippers and Snipes at the Oakville Yacht Squadron
Oakville, Ontario, Canada, 1950s…
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Lake Balaton, Hungary, 1962
Eszes Béla & Fekete Gábor (in this picture) won the 1962 Hungarian Junior Nationals. Note the old IYRU mainsail country code (“M” for Magyarország, now “HUN”). From Béla Eszes archives…
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Concentracion de Barcos Clásicos
Vilagarcia de Arousa, Spain, September 18, 2022…
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Halifax Maritime Museum
Snipe #5652, in Halifax, Canada at the Maritime Museum Source: Regras.com.br (photo G. Nicolino)…
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Calliope #10010
Calliope was built in 1951. Now the boat is located at the Michigan Maritime Museum, in South Haven.
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Snipe World Champions, a Long List of Big Names
On Sunday 21st August, in Cascais, Portugal, at 13:00 (local time), the Class flag will be raised for the first race of the 2022 Snipe World Championship. Who are the…
Memorial Fernando Pedroza in Natal, Brazil
From Regras.com.br For the people who still don’t understand @snipebra’s role in national sailing. This is the Fernando Pedroza memorial at @iateclubedonatal On January 6, 1952,…