Fernando Lima Bello passed away at the age of 89 on June 3 in Lisbon. He was Snipe World Champion in Monaco in 1953, crewing for Antonio Jose Conde Martins. He also won a silver medal at the Star Europeans and was Portuguese National Champion in Snipe, Star, Dragon, Sharpie 12. Fernando Lima competed at the Olympic Games in…
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…
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…
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…