SnipeYesterday

The History of the Snipe Class with its boats and its protagonists.

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1947 wooden Snipe #6715 – Buoyancy Bag Installation

By John D. Rose I thought you might be interested in seeing the buoyancy bag installation system (forward, side and aft bags) that I am using on my 1947 wooden Snipe #6715. The placement of the side bags will be slightly modified to center them between the diagonal braces for the side decks in the cockpit area. The work is…

by John D. Rose 06/19/2013

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Restoration of 8653 – Texan II

The boat is a 1951 Mills. My dad bought it new from Clark Mills in Clearwater and had its MDS filed w/ SCIRA in February of 1951. He sailed it…

by Hal Gilreath 07/18/2012

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Classic Snipe “Veloce” and the Criterium di Primavera in Sanremo

The interest generated by the classic 1963 Snipe “Veloce” I-14858 at the Yacht Club Sanremo and the curiosity of seeing a 50-year-old boat on the starting line perfectly in shape…

by Nicola Rugarli 04/03/2012