Snipe #12521, Katawampus, 1963

Snipe #12521, Katawampus, 1963



Above Photo Credit: Madoka Hamlin


Above Photo Credit: Rick Horner Photography


Katawampus was launched in 1963, as a family boat by a German boat builder, who learned traditional boatbuilding at the Baltic Sea sometime around the 40’s. She is built in red cedar with mahogany framing and mahogany plywood deck. The boat is in original condition since launched in 63, including the wooden spars and original Race Lite hardware, which was the standard hardware in these days.

After completion Katawampus was originally assigned to number 14729, but due to rule changes during it’s construction period, was reassigned to number 12521 at the time of measurement to apply measurement rules reflecting the beginning of the construction.

Katawampus carries both numbers on the keelson. The boat was built right around the time when Snipes went through some major design changes, notably the introduction of rolled decks, triggered mostly by new hiking techniques. Rules did not establish how much decks could be rolled and Katawampus builder decided to give the deck much more curvature then what we see nowadays in Snipes, which provides a large and comfortable cockpit and makes Katawampus an unique example f its time.

Katawampus in the press
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Katawampus in 4th Marina del Rey Wooden Dinghy Race

Photo Credits: Andy Kopetzky, Iris Lee, Keith Topliffe


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Katawampus in 2nd Marina del Rey Wooden Dinghy Race

Photo Credit: Madoka Hamlin

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Katawampus in 1st Marina del Rey Wooden Dinghy Race

Photo Credit: Rick Horner Photography


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Katawampus at Herb Shear 2014


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Getting ready for Herb Shear 2014

Waiting for new boat numbers after a new coat of paint