
Once Upon a Time in Opatija
Postcards from Opatija…
The History of the Snipe Class with its boats and its protagonists.
1957 World Champion Snipe at the Real Club Maritimo del Abra - Real Sporting Club, Spain…
Porto 1967. Organized by the Clube de Vela Atlântico, Ruy Moreira and António Roquette, on the "Roxane", won the national title.
It's impossible to explain the positive impact Gonzalo "Old Man" Diaz had on so many people, including the Snipe sailing family.
Wichita Falls resident Jim Loudermilk carefully removed a 1930s racing sailboat from an old downtown building and restored it to its original glory…
1941 Thompson wooden Snipe at the Minneapolis Boat Show in January 2023 (photos courtesy of Andreas Jordhal Rhude)…
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…
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…
Oakville, Ontario, Canada, 1950s…
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…
Vilagarcia de Arousa, Spain, September 18, 2022…
Snipe #5652, in Halifax, Canada at the Maritime Museum Source: Regras.com.br (photo G. Nicolino)…
Calliope was built in 1951. Now the boat is located at the Michigan Maritime Museum, in South Haven.
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…
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,…