Joan Fernandez is building a new wooden Snipe, in Matarò, Spain. He is an expert builder and specialist in numerical control. This wooden boat is built with the latest technology.
#13005, built in 1961 by Lippincott Boat Works, Riverton, NJ, USA. Interesting that this boat (#13005) was the actual 1961 World Champion Snipe, sailed by Axel and Eric Schmidt…
Mauro Pelaschier and Enrico Michel I-15782 “Tifeo”, built in Monfalcone by Annibale Pelaschier Owner: Mauro Pelaschier Re-fitting by DB Marine…
Mariano Arroyo is the owner of the Lineburger 12000, built in 1959. Yesterday he proposed an interesting idea to us: he would like to organize a vintage, classic and…
by Antonio Espada El Snipe de Mataró , se acerca a su botadura !!!…
Lineburger Wooden Snipe #20233 ‘Aquarius’ and #20234 ‘Love Story’ during 1973 Brazillian Snipe Championship, in Florianópolis, SC. Lineburger Wooden Snipe #20233 ‘Aquarius’ measurement during 1973 Brazillian Snipe Championship, in Florianópolis,…
Ted Wells and his famous 1946 Varalyay Snipe #6025 “Good News III” which is in the Mystic Seaport Museum collection (Mystic Connecticut) (Originally published on “SnipeTales by a Great Group…
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…
https://www.facebook.com/herve.pouch/videos/10221860280925862/ Larmor Plage, Brittany, France A nice video by Herve Pouch Note: some sailors remember that from the same beach everyday we launched the Snipes for the 2004 Europeans.
by Fred Schenck (Originally published on “SnipeTales by a Great Group of Snipe Sailors”, edited and censored by Buzz Levinson, 1996) Back in the late thirties when fiberglass was…
DC-6 by VARIG Airlines – Alberto Lineburger Snipe boarding from Porto Alegre to São Paulo – Yatch Club Santa Amaro ~ 1963-1965. Photo from Lineburger family records.
“Play Baby” was found in Texas in the upstairs storage area of an old building there, and is undergoing restoration to get it back into sailing condition. Probably hasn’t…
1960 Gerber Wooden Snipe #12021 (Atlanta Georgia). I saw it at the 2009 Classic Snipe Rally during the Halloween Snipe Regatta that year (see photos), it was so beautiful,…
1936 Snipe #1953 (Shady Lady) after restoration. It was built by Francis Schwander of Los Angeles California USA in 1936 and has stayed in the Los Angeles area ever…
