Vol. XI - JULY 1961 - No. 2 SAILING IS FUN! - Mark Schoenberger thoroughly enjoys having his hands full as he sails on a perfect summer day on Lake Cowan near Cincinnati,Ohio. HtVH PRE-ASSEMBLED FRAME KITS The SNIPE BULLETIN is edited and produced monthly by Birney Mills, Executive Secretary. for Address all correspondence to: FIBERGLASS COVERED Snipe Class International Racing Association, 3 655 Weber Ave. , Akron 3, Ohio, U. S. A. PLYWOOD SNIPES Subscription Rates. ^ $2. 00 Per Year. Owners of measured and paid-up Snipes receive SNIPE BULLETIN as part of their membership free. CITY ISLAND 64, Forms close on the 15th of each month preceding publicat _ NYC . ion. Material received after that date will not appear un Spars * Rigging * Replacement Parts * Accessories til a later issue. Contract advertising rates may be had on application. Be sure and notify SNIPE BULLETIN of any change in address, giving both old and new addresses. Prompt Attention To Mail Orders The 1961 World Championship Races The BIG EVENT this year for Snipers all over the world is BOAT LUMBER the series of races for the World Championship of the Snipe Cedar • Mahogany - Sitka Sprue* Class. From 1934 to 1946, this event was synonymous to the U. Teak • Oak • Cypress • R»dwood S. National Championship Races held every year,but starting In WATERPROOF EXTERIOR PLYWOOD 3/32" to 1" — 8' to 16' long 1947,a separate series was held In Switzerland. Since 1949, Stad for Pr«* Lunbar loohltl :ontests for the title are held every two years In the odd- Ask about IE^^?3 finishes, avai able in lumbered years. This year, the United States Is the host nation and the Plasticleor and colors. The fastest,toughest Quassapaug Fleet 231 the sponsoring fleet. The races will be most durable finish your boat can have. held Sept. 16-22nd on the waters of Long Island Sound at the Ask for free folder American Yacht Club, Rye, New York. Approximately 21 of the 27 nations In the SCIRA family expect to send their champions, MAURICE L. CONDON CO. INC. JJO FERRIS AVENUE O.et. S-7 WHITE PLAINS.' N. Y. thus making this regatta one of the biggest International regattas T«l.iWHMIII Op.nSat>tril.«i ever held outside of Olympic competition. It Is really quite a noteworthy sailing event and Snipe owners can be proud of their organization and its accomplishment. Past Commodore Terry Whittemore, widely known throughout the Snipe sailing world, Is General Chairman of the Organlzln|/^| THESE PROMINENT SKIPPERS SAILED Committee and you can be assured he and his committees are ' doing their best to meet all problems. Complete information BUILT will be sent to all National Secretaries and further details can Varalyay SNIPES be obtained by writing to him. But for your Immediate con templation, he directs your attention to the following: n " DEAR U. S. SNIPE SAILORS AND FRIENDS: *Jhe (choice of L^kamploni There Is nothing wrong with our progress In preparing for the forthcoming WORLD SNIPE CHAMPIONSHIP that money won't DARBY METCALF :ure! We have tried to think of every possible way to raise the necessary funds in a way that the burden will be shred by many, FRED SCHENCK and therefore lightly, rather than by a few. Unfortunately, there TED WELLS is no way that contributions can be tax deductible as far as we can determine. Raising the SCIRA dues $5.00 for U. S. Snipers TERRY WHITTEMORE would be the fairest way, but It Is realized that this would be EDDIE WILLIAMS taxation without representation. We therefore are going to have to rely on the voluntary contributions of Snipe individuals, Fleets, CARLOS BOSCH and Clubs around the United States In order to do our Class and TOM FROST Country proud. We are doing tne leg work and preparations,but can not swing this regatta without your financial support Please BETH OLSEN do so now, as we have expenses to meet now. Forward your CARL ZIMMERMAN contributions to: SCIRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FUND c/o Howard Watts ADD YOUR NAME TO THIS LIST Country Club Road Mlddlebury, Connecticut. Enquiries are coming in from all over the world about this great event, and the enthusiasm, excitement, and interest It WOOD or FIBERGLAS arouses Is most gratifying. We have the largest saUtag class Complete or Semi-Finished in the world! It Is growing by leaps and bounds,and I think that this will continue for many years to come. Regattas open to Snipers abound on all bodies of water, It seems. The Worlj Championship Is emblematic of the highest honor obtainable i VARALYAY BOAT WORKS Snipe racing. Our turn to hold this regatta Is at hand, and It will be many 1868 W 166 STREET GARDENA. CALIFORNIA years before our turn rolls around again. With the support of all U. S. Snipe sailors, we will do our best here to carry on the tradition established over the years by having this Championship fitting to the honor it carries. "— Terry Whittemore. The 1961U. S. Nationals LIPPINCOTT Chairman Thomas St. John, Jr., reports all in readiness for the "influx of champions expected in August at Old Saybrook.Conn., -- all eager to win the privilege of representing the United States in the World Championships. The racing schedule is on page 16. If you are going, don't let ignorance of entry rules or carelessness mar your arrival. Complete information is in the rule book - the Juniors under the Duffy Trophy and the nationals under the Heinzerling,Wells,and Crosby Trophies. Good Luck! Experience the pleasure Errors in the Rule Book of skippering a Snipe In spite of every care, and all precautions taken to insure built by sailors, for perfection, errors in printing anything are bound to creep in sailors, to win! somehow - somewhere. Thus in the 1961 SCIRA Rule Book a couple have been discovered, and here they are: Lippincott Snipes are (1) Page 80,Snipe Sails Dimensions, Roach on foot of jib (see built to the same exact diagram): It now reads, "Maximum roach of 5" measured to ing requ i rements demanded tangent points - not grommet centers. " This was restated last year for the sake of clarity to read, " Maximum roach of 6" by racing skippers of measured from grommet centers. " The net results are exactly all Lippincott boats the the same no matter which way the roach is measured, so the worldover. Your inquiry error is not serious. is invited. (2) Course length in the Isaacks, Western Hemisphere,and European Championship Deeds of Gift is not completely stated LIPPINCOTT BOAT WORKS through similar errors of omission. The proper course length Canal Avenue, Riverton, .V. J. for all three regattas is: " five nautical miles minimum,seven nautical miles maximum. " The words, " minimum, seven nautical miles" were omitted from the above correct phrasing in all three cases. Since the Isaacks Trophy is the only one held this year, correction of the error will not be difficult. Class Dues Approved by IYRU Of special interest to loyal organization members of all one- design racing classes is the recent statement by the IYRU to the Secretary of the International Flying Dutchman Class: fc' For your information,the Committee was satisfied that, in a //ell controlled and well administered class, income was essential and it was reasonable to limit entries to champion ships to paid members of the Association. " This official ruling by IYRU confirms what the International MORE... FUN Snipe Class has advocated and practiced for several years, not only on a local,but also international basis. The official dues are small and allowances are made for specific cases, In '61 but in all cases, financial contribution is considered obligatory for all individuals or groups and nations who want to participate in a in SCIRA activities. It is due to this policy and the usually cheerful compliance with the requirements that SCIRA has developed into the strong organization it is today. Certainly, oLofland there can be no valid argument now to change the policy, especially since IYRU officially approves it. Slauson Memorial Trophy for SCIRA )C Contributions for a Cleve Slauson Memorial Trophy for SCIRA have been received from 13 individuals over the United States Have fun In this (see March 1961 BULLETIN). The money lias been forwarded Improved Snipe to Dan Wesselhoft,5419 Sherwood Ave. , Peoria, Illinois, who that ll tailed by heads up a local committee of Cleve's friends to determine more champions the nature of the trophy and the deed of gift. This national than any oIh ? r trophy has nothing to do with the local trophy which the IVY an>pe In America. Club established and raced for in June this year. Any additional PLACE ORDER contributions can be sent to Dan, if you wisli to participate. The .. .NOW trophy and deed of gift will be presented to the SCIRA Board at for assured early the Nationals and no doubt it will be awarded for the first time iprlnr delivery. then. A complete report and acknowledgment to contributors will, therefore, be made after that event. PHONE, WRITE OR WIRE ^tSTBN You ft You ARE Q0UV$ To oeS KICKED our IP YOUR, . fives /WCaV MID AfQ.l' 4123mi MN. Broadway,n.«,a Wichita,u/i.l:.. i/.Kansas.. • CHAPIN WINS SLAUSON TROPHY MAIN - SHEET.. .. ITIS ? Here's the answer ! The SWEET CLEBT is the fastest. easiest. most positive Rciinjr, mainshoct control available today! Cleats the mainaheet on the boom (not in the cockpit) — nlwnya in easy reach. Extra SAFETY with a clear cockpit! 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