The First Snipe in Norway
In 1938, the Norwegian sailing scene reached a milestone as Per Skjonsberg, an honorary SCIRA member of Oslo fleet 195, launched the very first Snipe in Norway. Photo: Per Skjonsberg of Norway (with the lighter hat)…
The History of the Snipe Class with its boats and its protagonists.
Danilo D’Isiot, a great Snipe sailor and famous boat builder…
The first Snipe was built in Hungary in 1948 by József (Joci) Reichstetter…
Raffle in the 1950s of a Snipe at the New York Boat Show…
From Norges Seilforbund website – by Morten Jensen In the 55-year history of the Norges Seilforbund (Norwegian Sailing Federation – see note below), the Snipe and…
Multiple champion in sailing Boris Ostergren was also a teacher to many at Veleiros do Sul and beyond. Always helpful, he introduced, guided, and marked the sport of sailing for…
From the archives, the report of the very first edition of the Texas State Championship ("The Rudder" magazine).
The Osprey VII (BL 12748) is more than just a boat — it’s a legend in Brazilian sailing…
by James Rix Found! This is the first world championship trophy from 1947 regatta in Geneva, Switzerland, won by Ted Wells. My mom picked it up at his estate sale…
"Frugolino" was built in Luino by Lino Favini in 1964, taking inspiration from a Snipe designed and built by Danilo D'Isiot.
A very rare footage of a Snipe regatta (with other classes like Dinghy 12', Classe nazionale A and 5.9), sailed on the Adriatic Sea in 1937.
Once upon a time in Brazil: the story of Margarete Schmidt, a Snipe Diva!…
We are not the one and only…
The big surprise of the Trofeo Armada Espanola was the fourth place of a wooden Snipe (Hull Number 12000), built by Lineburger in 1959 for the Snipe Worlds in Porto…
"Sails on the Sea", produced in 1951…