Annapolis, MD, USA June 27-28, 2020 Finally a good news! NOR is posted and registration is OPEN! Please note that due to COVID restrictions, we are limiting registration to 20 boats. There will be a waiting list if we fill up in case the situation opens up. Other COVID restrictions will be in effect. Please read the…
Don Q Recsheduled! Tentative Dates, October 23 – 25 Miami, Florida, USA…
https://www.facebook.com/alexpline/videos/10163458810225697/ Sailing in Annapolis, MD, USA, May 24. First training session after many weeks…
This is 1941 Snipe #4328, built for sailing in Snipe fleets on Long Island. It has been nicely restored by Dave Szulewski in Pennsylvania and is almost ready for…
Carol Newman Cronin talks about her life as a competitive sailor – including winning 2 races in the Olympics – and her work as a novelist as she looks…
Alex Pline explains how to rig a Snipe Part 1: Stepping the mast on a Persson Snipe Thanks to Alex and Lisa Pline (Annapolis Snipe Fleet)…
by Lisa Pline As the consequences of the COVID-19 cancellations sink in, many Snipe sailors are not only sad, but worried that our beloved class may not…
John Payne, photographer from Fort Lauderdale, Florida – 1) When did you start as a photographer and what sparked that? My earliest relocation of taking photos was in the…
Charlie Bess, a talented and passionate young sailor from Miami. Read her interesting answers: very clear ideas on what the Snipe Class represents for her. – 1) Your first…
John Rose, from Tacoma, WA, USA, is our Class history expert. He has owned 18 Snipes since 1948. And the last acquisition was in March! “With the “new” acquistion, my four-Snipe…
2019 US Women’s National Snipe Championships held at Branched Oak Lake Nebraska August 23-25, 2019.
A rare photo of Herb Shear, 1971 (Originally published on “SnipeTales by a Great Group of Snipe Sailors”, edited and censored by Buzz Levinson, 1996) by Mike McLaughlin “From 1966…
Jack Wirt with many trophies, early 1940s or 1930s by John Rose The boat photos show Jack with many trophies and and old Snipe he had, maybe back in the…
Valdosta, GA, USA, March 8, 2020 The 2020 Georgia State Snipe Championship was held at the Valdosta Yacht Club in Lake Park, Georgia on March 7 & 8. The…
The Miami Snipe Fleet #7 and the CGSC after WW II on “The Miami Daily News – Sunday Magazine” – December 14, 1947 by Bruce H. Coyler (Originally published on…