The History of the Snipe Class with its boats and its protagonists.
Jorn Haga is currently working on restoring the old snipe of Felix Gancedo, “El Viejo Numa”. Jorn was wondering if anybody could help him in finding an old wooden mast. It may well be broken or twisted, it doesn’t matter. The boat is to be on display only, so a wooden mast would be perfect. … photos ……
Snipe legends at the 1991 World Masters: Felix Gancedo (ESP), Antonio Roquette (POR), Arturo Delgado (ESP). Great photo!!…
I 9701 "Portorose", built in 1954 by Danilo D'Isiot, won in 1955 the Snipe World Championship in Santander, Spain, with Mario Capio and Lorenzo Podestà. ... photos ...
I 15808 Pigoli IV Built by Danilo D'Isiot in 1966 ... photos ...
Rovigno, 1940. Gino Rocco and Giacomo Calioni sailing their Beccaccino. Rovigno (Istria) belonged to the Kingdom of Italy in 1940. Now it is Croatia, Istria County. ...
Circa 1950 Snipes sailing in front of Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco In 1953 the Snipe World Championship was held in Monaco Conde Martins, Portugal Tom Frost, USA Clemente…
Snipe Boat Racing in the U.S. Virgin Islands - 1935 By Valerie Sims (Vintage Virgin Islands) Snipe boat racing was an exciting sport in the U.S. Virgin Islands…
Spanish Point Boat Club, Hamilton, Bermuda ……
Photo: Snipe World Championship in Porto Alegre, Brazil 1. Paul Elvstrom, Denmark 2. Gonzalo Diaz, Cuba 3. Masyuki Ishii, Japan Clube dos Jangadeiros 74 anos de història…
SnipeYestarday: photos from Clearwater, Miami and Nassau ...
From Snipe USA This Snipe was originally owned by Llewellyn Bixby of Long Beach CA. Other owners besides Dan were John Rose, John Albertson and Dick Buckingham. This…
(Photo courtesy of Dirk De Bock) “Pirette”, built in Portugal and bought in 1961 by the Royal Danish Yacht Association. The snipe is located in the Danish…
2015 Wooden Dinghy Race (Marina del Rey, California USA) By Robert Garlipp The first Marina del Rey Wooden Dinghy Race was held in July 2015 as an invitational regatta sponsored…
1939 Snipe #3239 at the Classic Snipe Rally at Mystic Lake in July This Snipe was one of about 14 or more built at the Douglas Aircraft wood shop…
This was built in 1966 by Earl Elms and finished off by Tom Nute, sister boat to Elms’ 1966 Snipe US Nationals winner “White Trash” – the last wooden…