The Snipe is a hard-chine sloop which will plane under certain conditions, 

 though its weight and shape does not enable it to plane as do the modem 

 types of planing hulls. Although it is a one-design class, it has developed 

 considerably over the years and has been subject to much experimentation. 

 The boom, for instance, is set high. Hulls are of wood planking, plywood- 

 covered fiber glass, or molded fiber glass. An unusual feature for a boat of 

 its size: spinnakers are not carried. The Secretary of SCIRA is Birney Mills 

 (655 Weber Ave., Akron 3, Ohio). Ask him for the names of the many 

 builders. Price range, new, is from about $1000 to $1450, used $500, kits 

 $160 to $200. 



VITAL statistics: L.O.A. i5'6"; waterline 13^6"; beam 5'; draft 

 without board 6'\ with C.B. 3'3V2"; sail area 116 sq. ft. (no spinnakers); 

 weight 440 lbs.; trailable; racing crew, two. 



SNOWBIRD 



This is a 12-foot cat-rigged dinghy designed and built by the W. D. 

 Schock Company (3502 S. Greenville St., Santa Ana, Calif.). It is said to be 

 one of the largest racing classes in the Pacific Southwest. Boats are of ply- 

 wood or fiber glass with flotation tanks. Price with Dacron sails is $755. 



VITAL statistics: L.O.A. 12'; beam 4'6"; draft without dagger- 

 board 4V2", with D.B. 3'; sail area 81 sq. ft.; weight 126 lbs. 



SOUTHEASTER 



The 16-foot sloop Southeaster was designed in 1944 by Robert Halsey at 

 Sarasota, Florida. It is raced primarily on Biscayne Bay, Miami. The idea 

 was to provide a low-cost, easily built, flat-bottomed scow-like boat which 

 would plane. The boat is variously called "Poor Man's Planer," "Toboggan 

 with Sail," and "Sail on a Water-Ski." With its blunt bow the boat is wet 

 and is lacking in stability, but it is said to provide exciting saihng. Douglas 

 A. Baker (3891 Shipping Ave., Miami, Fla. ) makes them— of plywood. 

 Price is $600 to $900 new, $450 to $700 used, kits $325. 



VITAL statistics: L.O.A. 16'; waterline i3'6"; beam $'5"; draft 

 without board 4'', with board 3'4''; sail area 135 sq. ft. (no spinnaker); 

 weight 300 lbs. minimum; trailable; racing crew, two. 



racing classes 185 



