SNIPE - The race! - Episode 157 - Lady K Sailing

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We explore SNIPE as a one design racing dinghy and sailboat racing
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[@julioerodriguez6097]

That's how I started on sailing when I was a teenager in Puerto Rico (I'm now 54 yrs old). Getting a bunch of my buddies and racing Sunfish and Lasers around the marker buys. Ahh, I miss those good ole days!!! 😊

[@alexmacdonald258]

I raced my Snipe "Witch of Endor", #14139 for a number of years. She was the absolute fastest thing on the water without an engine, until Lasers came along. Fast, very seaworthy, tough, and so much fun!

[@PheelTheJoy]

That tack @6:33 was buttery smooth

[@Mechone11]

Sharks in Canada hands down.The Shark is the largest one design keelboat fleet in Canada and an officially recognized one design keelboat class of World Sailing. 15 at my club on Lake Ontario alone ,looking to hold gold cup next year and worlds in 2024 in Whitby

[@snipeguy]

I'm the current and eight time Snipe Canadian Champion and I was pleasantly surprised to see this episode. I have sailed Snipes since 1968 and have sailed for Canada at five Snipe World Championships. I started following your videos a year or so back when I decided it was time for this lifelong dinghy racer to get a bluewater boat and head offshore. Your videos have been helpful and entertaining. It looks like I will be making an offer on my thirty something foot boat next spring. Most likely a Crealock or Perry design. I will echo Ryan's comment below and invite you to come race Snipes with us at Guelph. The Church of Tuesday Night Racing begins as soon as the ice is out. Keep on making your vids. You're good at it. Harri

[@snipeguy]

I forgot to say that I have sailed just about every dinghy out there and while they all have their attributes nothing sails like a Snipe. It is truly a beautifully designed boat.

[@JonathanVanVuren]

For the second time today (weirdly) I’ll say - the size of the boat is inversely proportional to how much it’s used. I learned on a Javelin, love sailing dinghy’s and small boats, or getting my kids out in Hobies, 420s, Sunfish etc. Thanks for doing what you do!

[@sd3693]

"Boats with no following" have the big advantage that you can get one for a lot cheaper. My Hughes 40 was a lot less than a 30' Allied Seawind would have been, because those have a following. (I'm lucky that there actually is a group of owners on Facebook, including two others in my club's basin.)

[@wb2pcv]

I really am enjoying your channel, and am glad you do the "passion niche." Probably because I agree with your passion, especially for the old, timeless designs like the Snipe. I have a Blue Jay now, which is what I started on soon after we moved from stone tablets to papyrus, but I still have a great story about the time a Snipe head-hunted us in the Blue Jay and we handed her her transom.

[@aperkinsvt]

Great video! I grew up racing in Lake Erie where we had Stars, Thistles, Lightnings, Fireballs and Rhodes Bantams to name a few classes. Each boat had its strong point(s) of sail and favorite conditions. We raced within a given class but also on a handicapped basis for Best in Fleet honors. Big boats are a lot of fun, but it’s hard to beat flying along just a few inches from the water!

[@mrmattson]

I picked up a Catalina 14.2 Keel and it’s a hoot. I’ve learned so much and every old timer tells me “big boats are much easier”.

[@davidhinkley7867]

My father owned a Snipe before World War II. While he was in the Pacific the boat yard where he had it stored went under and the boat disappeared. He had the sails. He kept.them and they came with us every time we moved. When mom broke up the house after his death, I took up the family tradition and every time move the sails came with me. As a result I have an 80 year old set of cotton sails for a Snipe in nearly perfect condition.

[@snipeguy]

Those sails are heirlooms to a bygone era. On a light air day you should hoist them up for a short sail.

[@davidhinkley7867]

@@snipeguy The problem is no hull, or mast to hoist them on. :(

[@Johnsouthshore]

I grew up with a Snipe. Mine was # 9186..really old...fiberglass over wood.. very heavy.. I used to cruise on Lake Michigan with it..indestructible

[@ianallan2337]

I love your attempts to identify "real sailors". Sadly times have changed. As prices inflate " moving up " becomes more difficult. We need a market for Laser and Snipe sailors looking to buy an affordable simple, capable, family sailboat like a Niagara 26 or similar. Many, many economical boats are out there like G 26's, C&C 27's, CS 27's but shoddy production issues discourage potential buyers. There is a huge gap between the beach boats and the Beneteau's.

[@brandonbiggs1315]

Got an old Snipe from a local sailing club. They hadn’t used it in years and it was flipped over across the street, basically in a ditch. Kevin has needed a lot of love, but she shall be back sailing next season!

[@scottzang8720]

Consider doing an episode on compac yachts. Curious if you saw many sailing around the Bahamas. Current manufacturer that is selling new boats unlike many boats that are out of production.

[@AndrewTheCelt]

Loved the video, bought my first sailboat it’s a Newport Surprise which is similar to the Snipe in that it’s a small boat one can learn on

[@danknox9986]

Hopefully one day you will get to sail in San Francisco Bay. We have a lot of OD fleets. Many with 20, 30 or even 40 boats on the start line. We have single handed races with 300 boats.

[@sd3693]

I looked hard at getting a Snipe for years when I was living in Cleveland (home of the "blender" fleet), and nearly built one myself. Then I moved away, and I haven't lived anywhere with a Snipe fleet since. Here it's Wayfarers and Albacores.

[@3rdWest]

The Atlanta Yacht Club on Lake Allatoona has a Snipe fleet. I've heard that's where Ted Turner learned to sail although I can't confirm that. Yeah the Snipe is a fun little boat. :D

[@t.a.ackerman4098]

The Herreshoff 12 1/2 has a long following too. Totally different type of boat though. Find kicks in whatever You enjoy friends.

[@NoahJohnson7452]

Great video, have you ever thought about doing a video on the Hobie 16 catamaran?

[@qbas81]

Snipe is good, but Optimist from 1947 is even more popular globally - pretty much in every country in the world!

[@nacdaddy5591]

And then there's the Hobie 16. By far the lowest $/fun dinghy of all time.

[@c.a.mcneil7599]

I almost caught one with a paper bag and wooden spoon at very young age (my dad said it had to be a wooden spoon) That snipe out tricked me...

[@b5kinner]

Everything your said about one design and the Snipe is so true. I do have to say, I do not think the J boats are a good example - the trouble with J's just as they get a new design out and up and going they turn around and make another boat before the last one is on a solid footing. Really how much difference is there between a J105 and 109 (I guess the wheel vs tiller) and how deep are those fleets? If you want to dive into cheaper one design boats with active fleets how about Thistles and Scots - Same designer - Just a thought from the cheap seats.

[@tomclause9555]

You da man!

[@bocaboy69]

I just purchase an old snipe - it has been dormant for several years but looks to be in good condition. I am believe its a 2002 - If anyone has a way of doing research for older manuals so I can find out what parts I need to get it going again. I do plan on going to the next snipe race in Miami to get more information on the best way to get this one set up.

[@ryanperry7673]

Come out to Guelph and sail snipe with us!

[@bennetttobey961]

Local prices driving the price up is the worst. There is a huge 420 community in the Tampa area and the prices here are through the roof

[@10lauset]

Thought you were going to talk about Harry Potter. Lolol. Cheers.

[@bobcornwell403]

I wish you had gone a little more into the history of the design.

[@johnsnelson719]

When are you going to do an episode on Mutineers?

[@Russellsperry]

The only little sailboat I’ve operated like that was a sunfish, and that was around 30 years ago. I’m looking to buy a small sailboat this winter to learn, but I don’t want to be jumping from rail to rail. Any suggestions?

[@scottkrebs586]

oh, my! perish the thought, right?

[@Russellsperry]

@@scottkrebs586 I have a bad back, and can’t do what I used to.

[@davidhinkley7867]

Try an El Toro. Another one design with a long history and big following. About 8 foot, with an unstayed 16 foot mast, made in both wood and fiber glass, main sail only. Transportable on a car top. My Dad raced it into his 60s.

[@Russellsperry]

@@davidhinkley7867 thanks 👍

[@wspurlin]

I sail a Bauer 10, made in Florida, which is a 10ft dinghy that requires no rail-to-rail action… excellent support from the mfr. as well