COMMODORE STUART L. GRIFFING JANUARY 1975 EICHENLAUB BOAT WORKS « THE EICHENLAUB SNIPE helps the average sailor do better than average. If you are looking for improvement on the local level or the National Championship is your goal, boat speed is important. The EICHENLAUB SNIPE has the greatest speed potential.The unique hull design coupled with outstanding rigging and low center of gravity puts EICHENLAUB above all others. FIVE OUT OF SEVEN EICHENLAUB SNIPES sailing in the 1974 Crosby Series qualified for the National Championships.No builder can match EICHEN LAUB 'S record of second in the Heinzerling and first in the Wells at the 74 Championships. IF YOU'RE READY TO SHOCK YOUR COMPETITION its time to get an EICHENLAUB. Competition model $1900.00 - with sails and trailer $2300.00. Bank Financing available Write or phone EICHENLAUB BOAT COMPANY 13945 Triskett Road Cleveland, Ohio 44111 (216) 671-0033 Official Pocket Patch A Big Steak for the Bjurstrom Brothers Peter Bjurstrom explains to Mats Gothlin why he lost the EC in Finland. (Photo by (1/2 actual size) Gothlin) The Bjurstrom Brothers, runners-up in Red Snipe and white sailboat on lightand the European Championship, are the dark blue background with yellow letters greatest threat Felix has had in a long and border. Either on felt or washable time. Peter 27, is a gymnastics teacher, cotton twill. Size 3" x VA" and Hakan 19, is studying marine Q: You use a Needlcspar. Why? It is SPECIFY MATERIAL when ordering . .. S2.00 engineering. They make their own sails the only one in Scandanavia. A smaller size 2-1/8" x 2-3/4" for caps, and decked their hull which was built to A: Little windage, good material and etc., but in twill only SI.SO their own ideas. They started sailing at 6 easy to trim. or 7 years old and have raced the Snipe Q: Your hull is rather narrow in the Send Payment with Order to for 5 years. They were 10th in the '72 bow. Why? SCIRA Europeans and 14th in the '73 Worlds. A: Yrjo Hallen, the builder, made it so Privateer Road, Hixson, TN. 37343 Per and Mats Gothlin conducted the because we thought the air-flow will be following interviewafter the EC. disturbed less when the hull cuts right Q: This thrilling EC - was it your best through the waves instead of going over W» Build the Forfeit Snlpo...In th«World! regatta ever? the waves. A: Yes, no doubt! Q: How do you trim your boat? Q: You lost the victory in the last A: Mast rake so the boom is parallel to race. If you could resail it, what would the boat. Jib fairleads arc located more you do differently? out and back than others. We are afraid A:I haven't completed the analysis of of closing the slot. Spreaders are 17". my errors yet, but I know this: The magic Angle between them is 90°. touch is training and work which will Q: Why is Finland so successful - 2,4, 821 Fesler St., El Cajon, CA 92020 make us more alert when we next face and 7 in the EC - almost better than (714)442-4266 the same situation. We'll have to find Spain! Dallas, Texas - (214) 630-1991 ways for not being trapped at the start. A: We have many Snipe builders and Q: Why were you so good at the EC? sailmakers (enterprise), carefully planned A: Homeground, good planning since training and racing activity Basic Snipe Sailing Manual last winter, sharp competition in Finland, (organization), and many boats spread all dazzling speed in medium weather. over the country (interest). The Finns are Intended for beginning Sniper, crew, and Q: What's the secret behind your wives, this excellent manual (6" x 9") is a a very stubborn people, but in sports we glossary of nautical terms with a sketch successin the last 2 years? have tried to step back and look at applicable to Snipe; knots with illustra A: We are 2 in the boat, not I'A as ourselves and sec what is wrong. Then we tions; handling the boat; tacking; running; many who race in the old skipper-crew reaching; jibing; heave-to; capsize; all sim look at the best nations and pick up their plified rules; thumb nail tactics; check list; style. ideas. We have won Olympic medals in important Snipe measurements. A most athletics in this way, and its the same in valuable handbook — still not compli cated. 75c @ copy - 10 for $6.00. From Snipe. SCIRA only. Q: Your happiest moments in Snipe racing? A: When 1can give Hakan a pat on the SHOW YOUR GRATITUDE 1973 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS back after the race and say "now we can Here's a RATING AWARD for those guys and have steak!" We always have a big steak gals you've been abusing all season. MOVIE after winning a race. (Today it will be Attractive blue seascape background with mes steak.) sage in script on parchment paper. 8'/j" by 11" 16 mm. Color-Sound made by Q & A: What is your favorite weather? IDEAL FOR FRAMING. For recognition of Skipper Snipe. Reserve your - Changing. any nautical duties and occasions. Fill in the Q & A: Favorite ground? — The awardec's name duties, boat, event, and sign dates by sending a check for S25 your name. Ideal for special events. to the SCIRA office. Your check Finnish Bay. BETTER THAN A TROPHY is refundable when the film is Q & A: Favorite boat? - Snipe (my Five for S2.00, 25 for S7.00. Send check or returned. own). money order. Immediate delivery. Q & A: Favorite color of Snipe? - AWARD CERTIFICATES Black (graphite). 5230 N. 23rd Street Phoenix, Ar. 85016 New SCIRA Officers SNIPE BULLETIN THE COVER At a recent election the following new officers were selected: SNIPE CLASS Introducing the Commodore: Stuart L. Griffing INTERNATIONAL RACING Vice Commodore: Svend Rantil ASSOCIATION New Commodore Rear Commodore: Dan Williams Presented on our cover is the SCIRA Members-at-Iarge of Board of JANUARY 1975 Commodore for 1975. Stuart L. Griffing. Governors: Earl Trocger and Gonzalo Vol. XXIV No. 1 He started sailing Snipes in 1943,owning Diaz. boat No. 11 28, a pivot board boat named S.C.I.R.A. OFFICERS Hojo Too. He has sailed in fleets 44 Commodore (Milford, Conn.), 309 (Iowa-Nebraska Stuart L. Griffing Fleet) and 433 (Cowan Lake). He has 1087 Meredith Drive been fleet captain of all three fleets. Cincinnati, Ohio 45231 District III Governor and member of THOUGHTS SCIRA Board of Governors since 1969. WHILE SAILING Vice Commodore He has been a Hag officer of SCIRA and Svend Rantil served as U.S. National Secretary for the Here we are in a brand new year with a P. 0. Box 7070 past three years. new slate of officers for SCIRA. It seems S-37107 Karlskrona7 Stu is 48 years old, native of Milford, we always have good men to replace Sweden Connecticut and graduated from Yale in those going off of the Board. We wish to 1950. He was on Yale's rowing team and extend thanks to those whose terms have Rear Commodore a bronze medalist in the 1948 Olympics. expired, Dick Tillman and Bud Leonard. Dan N. Williams, Jr. He is an engineer and plans the location Bud served three years as membcr-at-largc 108 Wilder Drive and capacity of manufacturing facilities and Dick was immediate past Signal Mountain, Tenn. 37377 for the soap division of Proctor & commodore. Both have been sailing Gamble. Stu and wife, Ruth, have two Snipes for years and will continue to sail Executive Secretary and Treasurer children (Line 13 and Katie 11) and live as well as work for SCIRA. Lowry Lamb in Cincinnati. We would like to extend special thanks Privateer Road One of the hardest working members to Ralph Swanson, our most recent Hixson, Tenn. 37343 of SCIRA, Stu has been responsible for commodore. He has been an excellent designing the system of class officer, Ills first inkling of what is RULES COMMITTEE measurement in the U.S., running the required was when he came under fire in Chairman: TED A.WELLS 1974 North Americans, and many other Rio. He survived and went on to institute 755 Edgewater Rd., details that are not as evident. We are a number of very important programs. Witchita, Kansas 67230 happy to have him at the helm and wish Accompanied by Berta, he has travelled him the best of luck. the world singing praisesof Snipe and has EDITOR done a great job of solidifying the class. Lowry Lamb He has always had time to listen to EDITORIAL & BUSINESS OFFICE anyone who had a problem. And lastly, Address all correspondence to: he has been a tremendous help to the Privateer Road, Hixson, Tennessee Snipe Movie Now Available secretary's office, always giving sage 37343, U.S.A. Just in time for your winter fleet advice. For this latter, we are personally PUBLICATION INFORMATION grateful. Published monthly by Snipe Class meetings: Luckily, Ralph remains on the board International Racing Association, In The 1973 World Championship action as past commodore and as U.S. National corporated, (not for profit). movie produced by Skipper's Forms close on the 1st of the month Secretary so we will continue to benefit preceeding publication. Material re International A/S of Denmark is now from his efforts. ceived after that date will not appear available from the SCIRA office. until later month. The 16 mm color movie with English Printed in the U.S.A.