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Western Hemisphere Snipe Championships
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keywords: sports, pro sailing regatta, snipe western hemisphere championships, skipper penny simmons, crewman john shirkey
Synopsis: Bermuda hosts the sailing regatta Snipe Western Hemisphere Championships with Snipe designating a class of racing dinghy crewed by only two sailors with 1956 trophy going to Skipper Penny Simmons and Crewman John Shirkey...(read more)
- Date: 1956
- Duration: 00:00:53
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Bermuda












Western Hemisphere Snipe Championships
The Western Hemisphere Snipe Championships begin in Bermuda. A 17-knot breeze makes for choppy going over the seven-mile triangular course, and an attractive sight, as the trim little sloops representing seven flags slip along.
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- Newsreels: 1956 - October 25