142 One-Design Class Sailboaf Handbook 



Principal Builder: Glander Boats, Inc., 5960 S.W. 78th St., South Miami 

 43, Fla. 



Racing Activity: At present most of the racing in this class is done in 

 Florida waters. 



Shamrock 



Association Name: Shamrock Class Association 



Annual Dues: $1 



Insignia on Sail: Green Irish Shamrock 



Type and Dimensions: Centerboard catboat 



Overall length— 11 feet, 7 inches Draft— 3 feet, 2 inches** 



Waterline— 11 feet, 4i/^ inches Sail area— 72 square feet 



Beam— 4 feet, 7 inches 



Construction Material Allowed: Plywood. Fiberglass hulls are now being 



tested and will receive approval in the near future. 



Price Range: New, about $650; used, $250 and up; kits also available 



Principal Builder: William B. Nichols Boat Works, 80 Jack London 



Square, Oakland, Calif. 



Racing Activity: This is a West Coast class and is primarily raced in 



Belvedere Lagoon— San Francisco Bay area. 



Snipe 



Association Name and Address: Snipe Class International Racing Asso- 

 ciation, 655 Weber Ave., Akron 3, Ohio 

 Annual Dues: Boat owners, $5 

 Insignia on Sail: Flying snipe 

 Type and Dimensions: Centerboard sloop 

 Overall length— 15 feet, 6 inches Draft— 6 inches* 

 Waterline— 13 feet Sail area— 105 square feet 



Beam— 5 feet 



Construction Materials Allowed: Wood planking, plywood and fiberglass 

 hulls allowed. Wood hulls may be covered with fiberglass cloth to bring 

 weight up to minimum, if necessary. 



Price Range: Fiberglass hulls, with sails, from $950 to $1,200: plywood 

 with fiberglass covering about the same. A wood hull, about $1,000. 

 Home-built boats, about $600 without sails; kits about $200. Synthetic 

 sails from $140 to $175. 



