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Board Approves Rule Changes European National Secretaries Select Venues for 2027 and 2028 Championships Bids Published for 2027 and 2028 Major Snipe Championships SCIRA Charter Platform: Modernizing Fleet & Support Boat Rentals Polish Junior and Master Nationals West Coast Under 30 & US Junior Nationals New England Championship – Make-A-Wish Taca Rei Olav V DickC Cup A/B Vuelta al Mar Menor Campeonato de Andalucía Lemes Cup

Board Approves Rule Changes European National Secretaries Select Venues for 2027 and 2028 Championships Bids Published for 2027 and 2028 Major Snipe Championships SCIRA Charter Platform: Modernizing Fleet & Support Boat Rentals Polish Junior and Master Nationals West Coast Under 30 & US Junior Nationals New England Championship – Make-A-Wish Taca Rei Olav V DickC Cup A/B Vuelta al Mar Menor Campeonato de Andalucía Lemes Cup

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#9753 “Texan III” Image

#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 Snipe. Photo from Gilreath family photo albums, courtesy of Hal Gilreath Jr. His Dad Harold Gilreath was 1956 SCIRA Commodore. This boat was the first production fiberglass Snipe constructed by…

by John D. Rose 05/18/2018