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Now, it has been thoroughly over SUPPORT YOUR SNIPE CLASS hauled to take advantage of the latest devel Be proud to own and sail a SnipeI Wear an official Pocket opments, particularly in equipment, that have Patch, pay your dues promptly, talk "Snipe" to sailors come about in the last twenty years of sailboat design and handling. everywhere ... do your part to see that the Snipe Class grows and prospers. From any book store or direct from SCIRA —$10.95 DODD, MEAD & CO 79 Madison Avenue New York, N.Y. 10016 JUNIOR DISTRICT III CHAMPIONSHIPS August 22-23,1981 Cowan Lake, Ohio J.D. Braun/ (513) 821-0621 SAIL FAST? Sailors and sailmakers needed lo participate in non-commercial re search project to develop and test sails with fast aerodynamic shapes. Sailors will measure winning sails to determine optimum shape spec ifications for mathematical sail design program. Sails will be care fully constructed and measured by cooperating lofts and sold to sail ors at normal price. Computer time will be paid by researcher. Sailors will test sails for speed in two-boat racing conditions. Ted Andresen, P. 0. Box 40053, St. Petersburg, FL 33743 (813) 367-1532. We build the fastest Snipes. .. in the world! 6111 Dayton Blvd. Hixson, Tenn. 37343 (6151 842-4894 MdLAUGHUN MIKE BOAT WORKS Mclaughlin Barcelona Boat Show Snipedisplay proves successful SWE Spain Celebrates SCIRA's Cincuentenario Your racing sails — Purchase good used SNIPE sails for SCIRA's stand at the Barcelona Boat The stand proved itself a success, all practice and for the kids for leisure Show held January 17 through 25, fea the more so because the Barcelona Boat boat use. tured Tonete. number 4522, alongside Show has become one of the most im We also broker sails from Sailfish to 70 ft. size. Tell us the kind and sizes of the newest Skipper Snipe model. portant in Europe. sails you want and we'll send our listings. Tonete, the first Snipe built in Spain Vice-Commodore Arturo Delgado sent BACON & ASSOCIATES, Inc. belonged to the first SCIRAsecretary for us this report along with the photos of 112 West Street. P.O. Box 3150-S Spain, Antonio Ruiz Martinez, honorary the Snipe display. ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND 21403 Vice-Commodore for the class. Me is still SAIL BROKERS for New, Used & alive and well in Vigo. Damaged Sails / (3011 263-4880 lowed to pay over $350.00. The second THE COVER one cost S275.00, as I had some gear left SNIPE BULLETIN over. We would have to break the sails in (USPS 611-500) Second Grey Goose, No. 3456, built on a reach, main only, for 25 hours, to SNIPE CLASS by Lou and Ted Varalyay in 1941, owned stretch the cloth to the bolt rope evenly. INTERNATIONAL RACING and sailed by SCIRA Commodore Fred This could make or break a sail. ASSOCIATION Schenck. Fred writes: "My first Snipe was 1459, and I be "Now, the two enclosed pictures are lieve it was the first Snipe raced competi JULY 1981 my treasures (one photo used in the June tively with a daggerboard. It went into the water deeper by about 4", and we Vol. XXX No. 7 issue). The one shot of me in my first 3456 crossing Darby Mctcalf on a port could go to weather a bit higher. That tack was a rare scene for me. was in 1935. That would make the oldest S.C.I.R.A. OFFICERS "This was the group of boats that in time of sailing a Snipe in the World I believe. I crewed for Jerry Thompson in Commodore started spruce frames and western red ce Paul F. Festersen dar as planking and the all-bronze or Bermuda in 1980. That makes 45 years Suite 510 stainless steel daggerboard. The sails were on a Snipe! I started sailing my Snipe Service Life Building Wamsutta cotton and made by Ken Watts when I was 12 on Memorial Day weekend Omaha, Nebraska 68102 of Torrance. In fact, Darby as skipper and at Los Alamitos." 1 as crew, won the first World Champion ship for Ken Watts in 1940. This was on Vice Commodore 1981 Masters Set Arturo Delgado Lake Canadaigua. Crosby gave us the tro phy, and there is a long story there!! Puerto Rico, 6 Missouri Yacht Club's Fleet 49 will be Madrid 16, Spain "Also, to my knowledge this is the host for the 1981 Masters Championship only time SCIRA allowed two boats to be Regatta on October 1st through 3rd. Rear Commodore built with the same number — 3456. In Many past Commodores and past and Doug DeSouza this boat I placed 2nd in the 1939 Juniors present champions are expected to com 3918 LaCresta Dr. held at Los Angeles YC. Because of a pete in the races to be held on Lake Lot- San Diego, California 92107 point score matter, I wasn't allowed to awana. race my boat in the Worlds (no U.S. Na Executive Secretary and Treasurer Chairman for the event will be: Dick tionals then). I lent my boat to the Hall Lowry Lamb Goppert, K-18, Rt. 1. Lake Lotawana, brothers and they won in 1939 against Privateer Road MO 64063. Darby. His father was furious. I had beat Hixson, Tenn. 37343 en Darby in the 1939 juniors; he placed RULES COMMITTEE 3rd. Finland Names Secretary Chairman: TED A. WELLS "On the 19th of September 1940 we 5 Huntington Ave. had a Mexican hurricane, called a Chubas- Matti Nieminen has resigned as nation Wichita, Kansas 67208 co. The winds blew over 70 knots at Los al secretary for Finland, because of a Angeles airport a few miles away. When three-year move to Holland. His replace EDITOR we put our boats away that afternoon on ment will be Peter Lindholm, Et. Hesper- Lowry Lamb a mole about 10 to 12' above water, nor iankatu 10 A 31,00100 Helsinki 10, Fin mally, the waves were breaking over this land. EDITORIAL & BUSINESS OFFICE Address all correspondence to: mole. I carefully placed a cover over my Thanks to Matti for his service in Fin Privateer Road, Hixson, Tennessee boat, and that was my downfall. As Dar land. Perhaps he can help Jo Broughton 37343, U.S.A. by's boat had no cover, it filled up with to organize the class in Holland. Good PUBLICATION INFORMATION rain and ocean water. As mine was light, luck to Peter in his new post. Published monthly by Snipe Class it was tossed in the harbor and was a to International Racing Association, In corporated, (not for profit). tal loss. I was given permission to build Forms close on the 1st of the month another 3456. This is the new boat in the proceeding publication. Material re picture —completed in early 1941. Later, ceived after that date will not appear THESCORE until later month. the boat was sold to Clark and Max King, and that started them on their Sniping Printed in the U.S.A. at Chattanooga, program. I crewed for Clark in 1950, and One hundred ninety-seven numbers Tennessee. Second-class postage paid we won the Nationals here in Long Beach were issued for the period. Japan got at Hixson, Tennessee and at addi their usual large block of 150 with 22 go tional mailing offices. in a Clark Mills boat named Ghoul. "The first picture was the Annual Mid ing to the U.S.A., 20 to Spain and five to ADVERTISING winter regatta for all classes, large yachts Norway. Contract rates furnished'upon appli and small ones. I'd say we would have Tsvo new fleets were chartered in cation. about 15 to 20 Snipes and very keen France. Cercle de Voile de Cazaux-Lac SUBSCRIPTION was given charter number 778 and Saint- S5.00 per year. S5.00 of the amount competition. The races look place in Los of dues in SCIRA are paid for a year's Angeles Harbor. (Report of the 1981 Jean Cap-Ferrat got 779. Congratulations subscription to the SNIPE BULLE L.A. Mid-Winters in this issue.) and best of luck to these new fleets. i. TIN. CHANGE OF ADDRESS "This picture shows the famous L.A. Notify Snipe BULLETIN of any lighthouse in the background. Sails cost Numbered SNIPES— 24970 changes, both old and new addresses S50.00 including bag and three ash bat complete with zip code. Allow a tens. The first 3456 cost, I believe, Chartered Fleets 779 month to become effective. S325.00, including sails. 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