Broads One Design "Snipe"

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Snipe to windward. I believe from the early 80s.
07/20/2026

Snipe to windward. I believe from the early 80s.

On her 120th birthday, Snipe was featured in the west coast (US) publication, Latitude 38 (only has a 25,000 monthly pri...
07/04/2026

On her 120th birthday, Snipe was featured in the west coast (US) publication, Latitude 38 (only has a 25,000 monthly print run. Digital version at www.latitude38.com)…

The class adopted sail in 1912; none of these boats have sail so all photos predate 1912. I know that the first phot...
06/17/2026

The class adopted sail in 1912; none of these boats have sail so all photos predate 1912. I know that the first photo was taken on Friday Sept 1st 1911. Snipe is in these somewhere!

Snipe turned 120 at Easter, and this week members of the Santa Barbara YC and Santa Barbara SC joined in the celebration...
05/24/2026

Snipe turned 120 at Easter, and this week members of the Santa Barbara YC and Santa Barbara SC joined in the celebrations by photographing her racing ‘dressed overall’ in the 65-boat fleet.

05/01/2026

For those following the saga of matching new sails to new spars, the rig now has the correct rake, the jib luff has no more sag and there’s less backwinding in the main luff. Getting closer…

04/17/2026

Broads One Design “Snipe” trialing sails in Santa Barbara, CA

First sail and race in 11 months, trying to get the new spars and new sails to work together. Not there yet, but... Than...
04/17/2026

First sail and race in 11 months, trying to get the new spars and new sails to work together. Not there yet, but... Thanks to Brian and Charles for the trial photos and video.

After 10 months out of the water, Snipe is as leaky as ever. Last Wed she spent 8 hours partially submerged while I work...
03/14/2026

After 10 months out of the water, Snipe is as leaky as ever. Last Wed she spent 8 hours partially submerged while I worked to get the new sails to fit the new spars. Couldn’t race, and next Wed might not be much better. A work in progress…

For those of you who have missed seeing Snipe on the water, the good news is that South River Marine has nearly finished...
10/11/2025

For those of you who have missed seeing Snipe on the water, the good news is that South River Marine has nearly finished making the new Douglas Fir mast, boom and gaff…

Sad to announce that Snipe has been retired for the rest of the 2025 season. She collided with a 15,000lb yacht last mon...
06/05/2025

Sad to announce that Snipe has been retired for the rest of the 2025 season. She collided with a 15,000lb yacht last month and was dismasted. She now needs a new mast, gaff and boom. 🤦🏻‍♂️☹️

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Santa Barbara, CA
93101–93103, 93105–93111, 93116–93118, 93120–93121, 93130, 93140, 93150,

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