The Snipe Class International Racing Association (SCIRA) is the governing body for the Snipe class in the sport of sailing, recognized as an international class by World Sailing.
History SCIRA was established in November 1932, and Hub E. Isaacks of Snipe fleet number 1 at Dallas Sailing Club was the first commodore. 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. By 1936, the Snipe class became the world's largest racing class.
Board officers The SCIRA Board of Governors holds bi-annual meetings, usually during the World Championship.
Board of governorsVoting membersOfficer NameTenure PeriodCommodore Martín Bermúdez de la Puente2 years2025–26Vice commodore Paola Prada2 years2025–26Secretary Taylor Scheuermann2 years2025–26Treasurer Yannick Laumans 4 years2023–26Rules chairman Antonio Bari 4 years2023–26General secretary – Europe Manuel Stichini Vilela 2 years2025–26General secretary – WH&O Alberto Prieto 2 years2025–26Non-voting membersOfficer NameTenure PeriodChief measurer Luis González Álvarez3 years2025–28Executive director Cesar TravadoNo limit2026–Legal counsel Leigh SavageNo limit
Past commodores Former SCIRA commodores:Past Commodores
Period Commodore 1933 Hub E. Isaacks 1934 M. J. Davis 1935 A. H. Bosworth 1936 M. S. A. Reichner 1937 Harry Lund 1938 G. Q. McGown Jr. 1939 Taver Bayly 1940 H. R. Schuette 1941 Perry Bass 1942–43 C. R. Miller 1944 W. G. Green 1945 George Becker 1946 Charles Heinzerling 1947–48 Donald R. Simonds 1949 Harold Griffith 1950 Roy T. Hurley 1951 John T. Hayward 1952 Owen E. Duffy 1953 Carl Zimmerman 1954 Ted A. Wells 1955 Eddie Williams 1956 Harold L. Gilreath 1957 Terry Whittemore 1958 Fred Schenck 1959 Alan Levinson 1960 Edward Garfield 1961 F. V. G. Penman 1962 Sam W. Norwood 1963 Floyd E. Hughes 1964–65 A. F. Hook Period Commodore 1966–67 Basil Kelly 1968–69 Robert Schaeffer 1970 Ángel Riveras 1971 William M. Kilpatrick 1972 Richard L. Tillman 1973–74 Ralph M. Swanson 1975 Stuart L. Griffing 1976 Svend Rantil 1977 Dan Williams 1978 Bruce Colyer 1979 Flavio Caiuby 1980 Gonzalo E. Diaz Sr. 1981 Paul F. Festersen 1982 Arturo Delgado 1983 Douglas DeSouza 1984 Eugene T. Tragus 1985 Roberto J. Salvat 1986–87 Wayne Soares 1988 Jerry Thompson 1989 Per Ole Holm 1990 Peter Fenner 1991 R. Means Davis 1992 Fujiya Matsumoto 1993 Terry Timm 1994 Horacio Garcia Pastori 1995 Jimmie Lowe 1996 Giorgio Brezich 1997 Gonzalo Diaz Jr. 1998 Akibumi Shinoda 1999 Lee Griffith Period Commodore 2000 Id Crook 2001 Bertel Bojlesen 2002 Birger Jansen 2003 Brainard Cooper 2004 Jiro Yamamoto 2005 Henrique Motta 2006–07 Robert Dunkley 2008–09 Pedro Garra 2010–11 Luis Pessanha 2012–13 Don Bedford 2014–15 Ricardo Lobato 2016–17 Gweneth Crook 2018–19 Pietro Fantoni 2020–22 Luis Soubié 2023–24 Zbigniew Rakocy
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