Dinghy, Sailing
Name/Title
Dinghy, SailingEntry/Object ID
2008.019Description
Snipe #1 "Adelaide" Boat Type: Dinghy Builder: Jimmy Brown Model: Length: Date Built: 1931 Designed by William Crosby in 1931 in response to the Florida West Coast Racing Association's request for the creation of racing sailboats suitable for trailering to regattas. Crosby, the editor of 'Rudder" at the time, designed the plans, and published them for the first time in the July, 1931 issue of "Rudder." Sticking with the magazine's custom, the design was named for a sea bird (the snipe- a classification that can be used for about twenty different shorebirds). The first boat that was completed was by fourteen-year-old Jimmy Smith of Pass Christian, Mississippi. Soon after the completion of some of these boats, a system of registration was put into effect, and number one was awarded to Smith. By 1932 one hundred-fifty boats had been registered. In November of 1932 the Snipe Class International Racing Association was formed. In July 1936 the Snipe class had reached the status of world's largest racing class. The boat was originally designed as a 15'6" hull to conform to a 16' plank. A 100 sq' sail was original, but this was increased, and today the sail is 128 sq'. Early snipes were of all wood plank construction. www.snipe.org/specs/history.html Snipe sails are located on the 3rd floor of Haxall. CEW 2019Collection
BoatsAcquisition
Accession
2008.019Source or Donor
Chesapeake Bay Maritime MuseumAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
Brown, JimmyDate made
1931Edition
Model: SnipeNotes
Propulsion: SailLocation
Gallery
*Homer L. Dodge GalleryBuilding
*Elizabeth & Bolling Haxall BuildingBartlett Point Barn 3
Bartlett Point Barn 4
Bartlett Point Barn 1