The History of the Snipe Class with its boats and its protagonists.
1960 Gerber Wooden Snipe #12021 (Atlanta Georgia). I saw it at the 2009 Classic Snipe Rally during the Halloween Snipe Regatta that year (see photos), it was so beautiful, a work of art and very modernized for racing too. The original owner was probably Fred Pember of Atlanta YC. He was one of the top sailors at AYC back…
1936 Snipe #1953 (Shady Lady) after restoration. It was built by Francis Schwander of Los Angeles California USA in 1936 and has stayed in the Los Angeles area ever…
From Lineburger Wooden Snipe site Série 12.000, o nascimento. por Enio Lineburger e Ilka Benedet Lineburger Para Alberto Lineburger, a história dos…
From “Revista da Armada” (pages 28 and 29) 1953 Snipe World Championship Monaco, French Riviera, September 5-12, 1953 Conde Martins & Lima Bello, Portugal Tom Frost, USA…
Photos of Snipe “Pamperito” #7165 built for Argentine World Champions– the Vilar Castex brothers.
From Giorgio Brezich archives The photo was certainly taken in Grignano (Gulf of Trieste) in the early 1960s. The motor boat is the “Vela” of…
[caption id="attachment_8942" align="alignnone" width=""]Miami, platform for the Race Committee with racing signals[/caption]By Giorgio Brezich The Racing Rules of Sailing have remained more or less the same. Today things are specified…
[caption id="attachment_8923" align="alignnone" width=""][/caption]By Giorgio Brezich (excerpted and translated from the book "La Vita dello Snipe in Italia" – Sergio Michel – 2004 Alberto Perdisa Editore) My younger friends are…
Gonzalo “Old Man” Diaz drinking La Bomba in Havana in the early ‘50’s. Note a young Carlos Bosch cheering him on…
Lake Mohawk, USA Snipe fleet in the 1930s. #4 – Charlie Gabor-1938 Snipe World Champion; #2602 Margaret Hall. Photo provided by Bill Ridge (son of Margaret Hall).
J. Brown (original builder of Snipe #1) sold Adelaide to Charles A. Breath Jr. (of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi) in 1933 By Chuck Breath from Pass Christian, Mississippi.My son, Charlie…
By Bill Ridge It would be nice to let Ms. Becker know that the boat has been loved for many years. The current owners are the Ridges – Marge…
From Perini family archives Chioggia, Italy ... photo gallery ...
Bahia Blanca – Argentina Club Nautico Bahia Blanca…
From Charley Austin #73… getting a restoration…