Woody Norwood - Snipe Sailor

Woody Norwood started sailing Snipes when he was 12 years old in the mid 50's. When he graduated to skippering his sister signed on as crew and together they weighed in at around 120 pounds. That was the perfect weight for sailing a Snipe at the Atlanta Yacht Club. Woody got one of the first fiberglass boats in 1957. There were technical issues with those early boats but their was no beating the ease of maintaining them. They didn't require complete refinishing each winter and they didn't leak when you put them in the water each Spring. Just like surfers, Snipes in big waves and breeze are an incredible ride. Woodys got a great story to tell about sailing off shore of Ft. Lauderdale in the late 50's.