SCIRA
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| Sport | Sailing |
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| Abbreviation | SCIRA |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Affiliation | World Sailing |
| Headquarters | 2812 Canon Street. San Diego, CA 92106 |
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| Commodore | Poland Zbigniew Rakocy |
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Snipe Class International Racing Association (SCIRA) is the governing body of the Snipe international class in the sport of sailing recognized 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.[1] 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.[2] By 1936, the Snipe Class became the world's largest racing class.[3]
Board officers
Jerelyn Biehl, the paid, full time Executive Director, runs the Snipe Class International Racing Association (SCIRA) office.[4] The SCIRA Board of Governors holds bi-annual meetings, usually during the World Championship.
| Board of Governors | |||
| Voting Members | |||
| Officer | Name | Tenure | Period |
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| 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 | |
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Commodores
Former SCIRA commodores:[5]
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Ted Wells, 1954 commodore.
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Birger Jansen, 2002 commodore.
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Pietro Fantoni, 2018-19 commodore.
References
- ↑ "International Snipe Class". Snipe Sailing in Texas.
- ↑ "80th Anniversary celebration of Dover Snipe Fleet No 8". Yachts & Yachting.
- ↑ "Scuttlebutt" (PDF). Atlanta Yacht Club.
- ↑ "Class Officers, Board Members and Executive Director". Snipe.org.
- ↑ Past Commodores