The History of the Snipe Class with its boats and its protagonists.
Old pictures from Cuba and notes by Gonzalo "Old Man" Diaz. The first picture seems to belong to when the new "boat house" or "yachting house", as it was called in our Club by all our members, was being built. What you are seeing there is the strait of Florida, the Atlantic Ocean. Closer to the shore you can see…
From the Model Yacht Newsletter Unearthed plans from Bill Crosby to build the Snipe Junior – a 20 inch racing model. Check it out – plans available…
The famous July 1931 issue of the magazine “The Rudder”. In March 1931 , in Sarasota, Florida, Bill Crosby promised the Florida West Coast Racing Association to give their…
History of the Snipe Class!!! Download from snipe.org Rudder Magazine (January, February, March 1932).
Classic Snipe in Portugal P 14390 “Bella II” restored by Nuno Couto…
Some pictures of the restoration work on Snipe #18326 ……
By John Rose This is my Christmas present 2013, the Snipe restoration is mostly complete. Just floorboard panel, some rigging and setup and hardware installation are left to do -…
By John D. Rose Progress on 1947 Snipe #6715 "Tiger" restoration. The white color on hull and deck is alkyd oil-based paint primer (spray-applied). The hull color will be a…
In the “officials” photograph from left to right as identified by the Old Man are:Roy Yamaguchi (?) JapanTed Wells, USSam Norwood, US – Vice CommodoreBerney…
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From the SCIRA archives: The Crew’s Union Contract. To read page 2 (and the very best Article is VII) or to send a copy to your favorite teammate, download…
Rye, NY, September 16-22, 2013. (Photos courtesy of Fusanori Nakajima) 1. BRA Axel and Eric Schmidt 2. USA Harry Levinson and Alan Levinson 3. ESP Duque de Arion…
Built in 1960 by Alberto Lineburger, winner of the Snipe Worlds in 1983 with Torben and Lars Grael and now restored by José Tavora. (courtesy of Brazilsailing) Passion…
By John D. Rose Restoring a wooden Snipe makes you "love" them even more. Here is the history of my three Classic Snipes that I have in my small "collection."…
By John D. Rose Photos of the Snipe after the new meranti plywood decking was installed and epoxy-fiberglassed with 4 oz. cloth. Things I've learned (for the next restoration, on…