“Tifeo” I-15782
Mauro Pelaschier and Enrico Michel I-15782 “Tifeo”, built in Monfalcone by Annibale Pelaschier Owner: Mauro Pelaschier Re-fitting by DB Marine…
The History of the Snipe Class with its boats and its protagonists.
8653 – Fire damage by John Rose I thought some would be interested in seeing this famous Clark Mills-built Snipe – originally owned by Harold Gilreath, 1956 SCIRA Commodore. It…
Flashback to the 1973 Jr Snipe Worlds – Sanremo, Italy Canadians: Dirk Kneulman, Dave Belford, Harri Palm; kneeling: Greg Mellon and a Portuguese sailor. World title won by K. Suortti/Juna…
(Photo courtesy of Clube dos Jangadeiros) Porto Alegre, Brazil, 1956 – The Women’s Department of the Club dos Jangadeiros This group sailed on the Jangadeiro Class…
Snipe “Santa Catalina” at the Forum Marinum museum in Turku, Finland. Built in 1964 in Finland, Varsinais-Suomi, Turku…
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,…
Port Mahon, Menorca, Spain – 1960s…
From Giorgio Brezich archives Barbanera II, in Sulzano, 1960 Barbanera II, in Trieste, 1963 Barbanera IV, in Trieste (Triestina della Vela), 1966 Barbanera IV, in Antignano, with Giorgio Brezich and…
From Luís Teixeira Nadkarni Regional Championship of Portugal 1983 South Zone. Snipe 14095 finished third…
Press-cutting of The Oakville Record Star, 1955…
Dragons and Snipes in Arcachon, France, 1955…
Mahon, Menorca, Spain, 1956-57 Damian Borras sent to us these beautiful photos of Snipe sailing in his town, Mahon.
SnipeYesterday Malaga, October 12-20, 1973 1. Felix Gancedo & Rafael Parga, Spain 2. Per Brodsted & Steen Brodsted, Denmark 3. Erik Thorsell & Claes Nordwall, Sweden 4. Earl Elms…
Lineburger #12117 Built in 1959 for the Snipe Worlds in Porto Alegre (Photo courtesy of Ivan Fernandes Costa)…
Lou Varalyay, in the chapter dedicated to him in the book “Snipe Tales”, published in 1996, and which we recently re-proposed (“Lou Varalyay reminisces”), told of…