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Snipe #73
From Charley Austin #73… getting a restoration…
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The History of the Snipe Class with its boats and its protagonists.
Snipe #9
By John Rose Snipe #9 (renumbered, built in 1941 or 1948 or 1949) is in the Denver area (Englewood CO), it was owned originally by Dr. Hub Isaacks of Fort…
by John D. Rose
The 1996 Midwinter Regatta in Clearwater
by Gonzalo "Old Man" Diaz According to the report in the May 1996 Snipe Bulletin: There was no races the first two days as winds were 25 to 40 knots. …
1975 US Nationals Program – Green Lake
Green Lake, Winsconsin, August 16-22, 1975 This was a US Nationals with 129 Snipes by Lee Griffith Three weeks before this year's Green Lake Nationals I was moving some stacks…
by Lee Griffith
1947 Snipe World Championship – Geneva, Switzerland
From the book "Master of the Sky and Sea – The Story of Ted Wells" by James Rix…
by James Rix
#7082 “Snowball”
The 1953 Snipe Worlds Championship (Monaco) is described in Ted Wells "Wells' Wanderings" column in the October 1953 Snipe Bulletin, and there is also an article with boat equipment and…
Dunphy Snipes
Dunphy Boats built a lot of sailboats, most importantly Snipe class one-design racing and family sailboats, which were very popular and competitive in the late 1930s and 1940s until…
by John D. Rose
Gerber Snipe #12021
1960 Wooden Gerber-built Snipe #12021 By John Rose I saw this boat at the 2009 Classic Snipe Rally/Halloween Regatta in Atlanta, and was thrilled by the beauty of the…
by John D. Rose
Classic Sailing Festival YCP
Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 27, 2018 (Photo courtesy of Douglas Moreira – Fisheye) … more photos and results … Final Results…
#9753 “Texan III”
This is a photo of Harold Gilreath's fiberglass Lofland Snipe #9753 "Texan III", built in 1954 after SCIRA adopted specifications for fiberglass Snipes. This is the first "official" (measured) fiberglass…
by John D. Rose
Murai Snipe J 21335
Details of plywood snipe 21335 with original plywood deck and plywood hull. She was built in 1975 by Murai yacht in Kobe, Japan. Owner: Kazuki Masuda … photos ……
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1967 Snipe in Lake Tominé, Colombia
1967 wooden Snipe, restored three years ago. The boats is actively sailing in Lake Tominé, Colombia. She is a very fast boat and is adapted for the current regattas.
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Wichita Falls Texas 1935 Snipe #1469 “Play Baby”
This Snipe was owner-built in 1935 in Wichta Falls Texas USA, where there was a Snipe Fleet (#34) at that time before WW II. It has been stored for…
by John D. Rose
1959 Lineburger Boats
By Luis Soubie These are the 20 Snipes that in 1959 the Club Jangadeiros bought from the Lineburger boatyard for the 1959 Snipe World Championship that would…
by Luis Soubié
1956, Ostende, Belgium
Ostende, Belgium, 1956 European Championship 1. Frank Penman, England 2. Mino Dellacasa, Italy 3. Bernard Mach, Switzerland…
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