The History of the Snipe Class with its boats and its protagonists.
By Gonzalo "Old Man" Diaz Here is a photo of me on my first snipe # 3686 in 1945 approx. The boat was built in Cuba in 1939 by an excellent Miramar Yacht Club carpenter. I forgot his name but he was very famous in our Club for 20 years and he must have built around 15 to 20 snipes…
From archives of Lineburger’s family a beautiful remembrance: A 10863 “Pijocho” with Santiago Lange and Miguel Saubidet … photo gallery ……
A new Facebook page from Argentina … Snipe Argentina yesterday and today … El objetivo de esta página, es recolectar toda la documentación, fotos y resultados de…
Great photos of Snipe FIN 7636 “Kilu-Kalle”Owner Petri Tykkä, Kotka FinlandBuilt 1967 by H Lönnfors, Hamari, Finlandsailing recently in Finland…
In preparation for the Classic Snipe Rally, Art Rousmaniere collected a lot of information about each of the wooden boats in attendance. We've included it here for your enjoyment, and…
First time out of garage in 6 years! Done with varnish work for now, next step: mounting hardware. Photo courtesy of Mike Rector I saw this same boat in…
Classic Snipe Rally at Winchester Boat Club on Mystic Lake (Photo courtesy of Art Rousmaniere) The Snipe in front (with boat cover) was built in 1939, the middle Snipe is…
Snipe #1972 restored & sailing on Upper Saranac Lake, NY, originally built in 1932. This beauty is owned by Eric Kuhn of Greensboro, NC. … photo gallery ……
Mission Bay, May 17-18, 2014. Classic Snipes in California! … photo gallery ……
Jerry Thompson and his wooden Snipe #8569, ready for the Herb Shear Regatta and Classic Snipe Rally (Mission Bay, May 17-18). … photo gallery ……
1947 Snipe “Tiger” with its new sharks mouth decal design (authentic P40 fighter plane design this time). … photo gallery ……
1953 World Championship Snipe #9294 “Garrancho” on display at the Portuguese Marine Museum in Lisbon. Owned by Fernando Bello, World Champion crew and inventor of the Bello Bailer and…
From 1966 Snipe Bulletin, Vol. 6 – Testing spinnakers Giorgio Brezich remembers: We sailed several regattas and also an “Open European Championship” open to boats with and without spinnakers.
From the SCIRA archives Izmir, Turkey, 1966 6th Junior European Championship … photo gallery … img389.jpg img390.jpg img391.jpg…
Snipe Mast History as viewed by Gonzalo Diaz, Sr. In 1945 when my father bought me my first Snipe, (Rosi II # 3686) we all at the Miramar Yacht Club…