SCIRA

SCIRA is the acronym by which the Snipe Class International Racing Association is known.[1] SCIRA is the governing body of the Snipe international class in the sport of sailing recognized by the International Sailing Federation.

Snipe Class International Racing Association
SportSailing
AbbreviationSCIRA
Founded1932 (1932)
AffiliationWorld Sailing
Headquarters2812 Canon Street. San Diego, CA 92106
Other key staff
  • United States Jerelyn Biehl (Executive Director)
CommodorePoland Zbigniew Rakocy
Official website
www.snipe.org

History

SCIRA was established in November 1932, and Hub E. Isaacks of Snipe fleet number 1 at Dallas Sailing Club was the first commodore.[2] In march, 1933, SCIRA chartered fleet number 8 to the Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club in Dover Harbour, Kent, becoming the first fleet established outside the United States.[3] By 1936, the Snipe Class became the world's largest racing class.[4]

Board officers

Jerelyn Biehl, the paid, full time Executive Director, runs the Snipe Class International Racing Association (SCIRA) office.[5]

The SCIRA Board of Governors holds bi-annual meetings, usually during the World Championship.

Board of Governors
Voting Members
Officer Name Tenure Period
Commodore Poland Zbigniew Rakocy 2 years 2023-24
Vice Commodore Spain Martín Bermúdez de la Puente 2 years 2023-24
Secretary Finland Reino Suonsilta 2 years 2023-24
Treasurer United Kingdom Sue Roberts 4 years 2023-26
Rules Chairman United States Gus Wirth 4 years 2023-26
General Secretary – Europe Belgium Yannick Laumans 2 years 2023-24
General Secretary – WH&O Brazil Paola Prada 2 years 2023-24
Non Voting Members
Officer Name Tenure Period
Chief Measurer Spain Luis González Álvarez 3 years 2018-20
Chief Information Officer United States Don Bedford No limit 2013-
Vice Rules Chairman No limit
Executive Director United States Jerelyn Biehl No limit 1993-
Legal Counsel United States Leigh Savage No limit

Commodores

Former SCIRA commodores:[6]

PeriodCommodore
1933United States Hub E. Isaacks
1934United States M.J. Davis
1935United States A.H. Bosworth
1936United States M.S.A. Reichner
1937United States Harry Lund
1938United States G.Q. McGown, Jr.
1939United States Taver Bayly
1940United States H.R. Schuette
1941United States Perry Bass
1942-43United States C.R. Miller
1944United States W.G. Green
1945United States George Becker
1946United States Charles Heinzerling
1947-48United States Donald R. Simonds
1949United States Harold Griffith
1950United States Roy T. Hurley
1951United States John T. Hayward
1952United States Owen E. Duffy
1953United States Carl Zimmerman
1954United States Ted A. Wells
1955United States Eddie Williams
1956United States Harold L. Gilreath
1957United States Terry Whittemore
1958United States Fred Schenck
1959United States Alan Levinson
1960United States Edward Garfield
1961United Kingdom F.V.G. Penman
1962United States Sam W. Norwood
1963United States Floyd E. Hughes
1964-65United States A.F. Hook
  
PeriodCommodore
1966-67The Bahamas Basil Kelly
1968-69United States Robert Schaeffer
1970Spain Ángel Riveras
1971United States William M. Kilpatrick
1972United States Richard L. Tillman
1973-74United States Ralph M. Swanson
1975United States Stuart L. Griffing
1976Sweden Svend Rantil
1977United States Dan Williams
1978United States Bruce Colyer
1979Brazil Flavio Caiuby
1980United StatesGonzalo E. Diaz, Sr.
1981United States Paul F. Festersen
1982Spain Arturo Delgado
1983United States Douglas DeSouza
1984United States Eugene T. Tragus
1985Argentina Roberto J. Salvat
1986-87Bermuda Wayne Soares
1988United States Jerry Thompson
1989Finland Per Ole Holm
1990United States Peter Fenner
1991United States R. Means Davis
1992Japan Fujiya Matsumoto
1993United States Terry Timm
1994Uruguay Horacio Garcia Pastori
1995The Bahamas Jimmie Lowe
1996Italy Giorgio Brezich
1997United States Gonzalo Diaz, Jr.
1998Japan Akibumi Shinoda
1999United States Lee Griffith
  
PeriodCommodore
2000Canada Id Crook
2001Brazil Bertel Bojlesen
2002Norway Birger Jansen
2003United States Brainard Cooper
2004Japan Jiro Yamamoto
2005Brazil Henrique Motta
2006-07The Bahamas Robert Dunkley
2008-09Uruguay Pedro Garra
2010-11Portugal Luis Pessanha
2012-13United States Don Bedford
2014-15Brazil Ricardo Lobato
2016-17Canada Gweneth Crook
2018-19Italy Pietro Fantoni
2020-22Argentina Luis Soubié
2023-24Poland Zbigniew Rakocy
  • Ted Wells, 1954 commodore.
    Ted Wells, 1954 commodore.
  • Birger Jansen, 2002 commodore.
    Birger Jansen, 2002 commodore.
  • Pietro Fantoni, 2018-19 commodore.
    Pietro Fantoni, 2018-19 commodore.

References
  1. "What does SCIRA stand for?".
  2. "International Snipe Class". Snipe Sailing in Texas.
  3. "80th Anniversary celebration of Dover Snipe Fleet No 8". Yachts & Yachting.
  4. "Scuttlebutt" (PDF). Atlanta Yacht Club.
  5. "Class Officers, Board Members and Executive Director". Snipe.org.
  6. Past Commodores
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