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Serious Sailing, Serious Fun ®

The Snipe Class

One of the most popular two-person racing dinghies in the United States, the Snipe is truly a boat for all ages and a lifetime of fun. The Snipe Class International Racing Association has over 700 members and 58 fleets all over the US, as well as members in 32 countries throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The Snipe Class delivers worldwide on its promise of Serious Sailing, Serious Fun.

The Snipe is a technical boat, with a rig that can be tuned to accommodate a range of crew weights and various wind and water conditions. That’s why Snipes are raced on Lake Washington in Seattle, Biscayne Bay in Miami, and everywhere in between, as why Snipes appeal to sailors of all ages and abilities.

…something for everyone

Young, not-so-young, big, small, and in between, the Snipe fits all. While the serious sailing attracts all types of sailors to the Class, the serious fun keeps them sailing Snipes for a lifetime.

The strict one-design nature of the Snipe ensures that your boat will be equally competitive at the local fleet, district, national and international levels. It also means that older boats can be just as competitive as newer ones.

After 75 years the Snipe Class is not only still active, but is actively growing. Join now, and be part of the next 75 years of Serious Sailing, Serious Fun!

Snipe Class International Racing Association USA www.snipeus.org

Andy's Snipe

2010 Snipe Southern Championship

The second Snipe Southern Championship at Birmingham Sailing Club took place May 1st and 2nd 2010.  While the first  weekend of May 2009 had very light wind, this year the wind was up, and it was puffy and shifty.  The first race was won by Tom Henderson and crew Bruno Mello from AYC in winds blowing in the mid-20s. The second race started with wind in the low 20s and died down to the mid teens, and won by Michael Papp and Nice Shindo from BSC. Third race of the day was won by Gene Soltero and his crew Catherine Holt from Dallas Snipe Fleet #1 at CSC.

Day 2 of racing was abandoned due to recorded steady winds of 28 mph on the lake.

I would like to thank all the members of the race committee and Fleet 828 who chipped in to make this a successful regatta. Thanks to Pauline, Nice, Laura, Daphine, and Mike. 

Thanks to race committee: PRO Harry Reich, with Richard May, Mike Graham, Bo Smith, Margarette Pittenger, Mike Schuster, and Edwin Marty for making this a great event.

Following are the race results for both fleets.

Championship Fleet
Skipper Crew Sail Number Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Total Place
Michael Papp Nice Shindo 29961 2 1 2 5 1
Tom Henderson Bruno Mello 29369 1 2 3  6 2
Gene Soltero Catherine Holt 30477 DNS DNC 1 11 3
Lee Bradley Courtney Bradley 24265 DNS DNC DNC 15 4
Cruising Fleet
Skipper Crew Sail Number Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Total Place
Laura Graham Daphne Sprigg 22724 DNS DNC DNC 6 
Mike Neilson Pauline 28401 DNC DNC DNC 6

2010 Snipe Schedule

Feb 14 - Fleet Day
Mar 21 - Fleet Day
Apr 10-11 - Ironman Regatta
Apr 25 - Fleet Day
May 1-2 - Snipe Southern Championship
May 15 - Caldwell Cup
May 23 - Fleet Day
June 6 - Fleet Day
June 13 - Fleet Day
July 18 - Fleet Day
Aug 1 - Fleet Day
Aug 15 - Fleet Day
Aug 29 - Fleet Day
Sept 12 - Fleet Day
Oct 10 - Fleet Day
Oct 17 - Fleet Day
Oct 31 - Fleet day
Nov 14 - Fleet Day
Nov 28 - Fleet Day







email me: Michael Papp - photo - (205.202.0829 [h]) or snipe@birminghamsailingclub.org