SCIRA
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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.
| Officer | Name | Tenure | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board of governors | |||
| Voting members | |||
| Commodore | Spain Martín Bermúdez de la Puente | 2 years | 2025–26 |
| Vice commodore | Brazil Paola Prada | 2 years | 2025–26 |
| Secretary | United States Taylor Scheuermann | 2 years | 2025–26 |
| Treasurer | Belgium Yannick Laumans | 4 years | 2023–26 |
| Rules chairman | Italy Antonio Bari | 4 years | 2023–26 |
| General secretary – Europe | Portugal Manuel Stichini Vilela | 2 years | 2025–26 |
| General secretary – WH&O | Chile Alberto Prieto | 2 years | 2025–26 |
| Non-voting members | |||
| Officer | Name | Tenure | Period |
| Chief measurer | Spain Luis González Álvarez | 3 years | 2025–28 |
| Executive director | Spain Cesar Travado | No limit | 2026– |
| Legal counsel | United States Leigh Savage | No limit |
Past commodores
Former SCIRA commodores:
| Period | Commodore | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period Commodore 1933 United States Hub E. Isaacks 1934 United States M. J. Davis 1935 United States A. H. Bosworth 1936 United States M. S. A. Reichner 1937 United States Harry Lund 1938 United States G. Q. McGown Jr. 1939 United States Taver Bayly 1940 United States H. R. Schuette 1941 United States Perry Bass 1942–43 United States C. R. Miller 1944 United States W. G. Green 1945 United States George Becker 1946 United States Charles Heinzerling 1947–48 United States Donald R. Simonds 1949 United States Harold Griffith 1950 United States Roy T. Hurley 1951 United States John T. Hayward 1952 United States Owen E. Duffy 1953 United States Carl Zimmerman 1954 United States Ted A. Wells 1955 United States Eddie Williams 1956 United States Harold L. Gilreath 1957 United States Terry Whittemore 1958 United States Fred Schenck 1959 United States Alan Levinson 1960 United States Edward Garfield 1961 United Kingdom F. V. G. Penman 1962 United States Sam W. Norwood 1963 United States Floyd E. Hughes 1964–65 United States A. F. Hook | Period Commodore 1966–67 The Bahamas Basil Kelly 1968–69 United States Robert Schaeffer 1970 Spain Ángel Riveras 1971 United States William M. Kilpatrick 1972 United States Richard L. Tillman 1973–74 United States Ralph M. Swanson 1975 United States Stuart L. Griffing 1976 Sweden Svend Rantil 1977 United States Dan Williams 1978 United States Bruce Colyer 1979 Brazil Flavio Caiuby 1980 United States Gonzalo E. Diaz Sr. 1981 United States Paul F. Festersen 1982 Spain Arturo Delgado 1983 United States Douglas DeSouza 1984 United States Eugene T. Tragus 1985 Argentina Roberto J. Salvat 1986–87 Bermuda Wayne Soares 1988 United States Jerry Thompson 1989 Finland Per Ole Holm 1990 United States Peter Fenner 1991 United States R. Means Davis 1992 Japan Fujiya Matsumoto 1993 United States Terry Timm 1994 Uruguay Horacio Garcia Pastori 1995 The Bahamas Jimmie Lowe 1996 Italy Giorgio Brezich 1997 United States Gonzalo Diaz Jr. 1998 Japan Akibumi Shinoda 1999 United States Lee Griffith | Period Commodore 2000 Canada Id Crook 2001 Brazil Bertel Bojlesen 2002 Norway Birger Jansen 2003 United States Brainard Cooper 2004 Japan Jiro Yamamoto 2005 Brazil Henrique Motta 2006–07 The Bahamas Robert Dunkley 2008–09 Uruguay Pedro Garra 2010–11 Portugal Luis Pessanha 2012–13 United States Don Bedford 2014–15 Brazil Ricardo Lobato 2016–17 Canada Gweneth Crook 2018–19 Italy Pietro Fantoni 2020–22 Argentina Luis Soubié 2023–24 Poland Zbigniew Rakocy | ||
| 1933 | United States Hub E. Isaacks | |||
| 1934 | United States M. J. Davis | |||
| 1935 | United States A. H. Bosworth | |||
| 1936 | United States M. S. A. Reichner | |||
| 1937 | United States Harry Lund | |||
| 1938 | United States G. Q. McGown Jr. | |||
| 1939 | United States Taver Bayly | |||
| 1940 | United States H. R. Schuette | |||
| 1941 | United States Perry Bass | |||
| 1942–43 | United States C. R. Miller | |||
| 1944 | United States W. G. Green | |||
| 1945 | United States George Becker | |||
| 1946 | United States Charles Heinzerling | |||
| 1947–48 | United States Donald R. Simonds | |||
| 1949 | United States Harold Griffith | |||
| 1950 | United States Roy T. Hurley | |||
| 1951 | United States John T. Hayward | |||
| 1952 | United States Owen E. Duffy | |||
| 1953 | United States Carl Zimmerman | |||
| 1954 | United States Ted A. Wells | |||
| 1955 | United States Eddie Williams | |||
| 1956 | United States Harold L. Gilreath | |||
| 1957 | United States Terry Whittemore | |||
| 1958 | United States Fred Schenck | |||
| 1959 | United States Alan Levinson | |||
| 1960 | United States Edward Garfield | |||
| 1961 | United Kingdom F. V. G. Penman | |||
| 1962 | United States Sam W. Norwood | |||
| 1963 | United States Floyd E. Hughes | |||
| 1964–65 | United States A. F. Hook | |||
| Period | Commodore | |||
| 1966–67 | The Bahamas Basil Kelly | |||
| 1968–69 | United States Robert Schaeffer | |||
| 1970 | Spain Ángel Riveras | |||
| 1971 | United States William M. Kilpatrick | |||
| 1972 | United States Richard L. Tillman | |||
| 1973–74 | United States Ralph M. Swanson | |||
| 1975 | United States Stuart L. Griffing | |||
| 1976 | Sweden Svend Rantil | |||
| 1977 | United States Dan Williams | |||
| 1978 | United States Bruce Colyer | |||
| 1979 | Brazil Flavio Caiuby | |||
| 1980 | United States Gonzalo E. Diaz Sr. | |||
| 1981 | United States Paul F. Festersen | |||
| 1982 | Spain Arturo Delgado | |||
| 1983 | United States Douglas DeSouza | |||
| 1984 | United States Eugene T. Tragus | |||
| 1985 | Argentina Roberto J. Salvat | |||
| 1986–87 | Bermuda Wayne Soares | |||
| 1988 | United States Jerry Thompson | |||
| 1989 | Finland Per Ole Holm | |||
| 1990 | United States Peter Fenner | |||
| 1991 | United States R. Means Davis | |||
| 1992 | Japan Fujiya Matsumoto | |||
| 1993 | United States Terry Timm | |||
| 1994 | Uruguay Horacio Garcia Pastori | |||
| 1995 | The Bahamas Jimmie Lowe | |||
| 1996 | Italy Giorgio Brezich | |||
| 1997 | United States Gonzalo Diaz Jr. | |||
| 1998 | Japan Akibumi Shinoda | |||
| 1999 | United States Lee Griffith | |||
| Period | Commodore | |||
| 2000 | Canada Id Crook | |||
| 2001 | Brazil Bertel Bojlesen | |||
| 2002 | Norway Birger Jansen | |||
| 2003 | United States Brainard Cooper | |||
| 2004 | Japan Jiro Yamamoto | |||
| 2005 | Brazil Henrique Motta | |||
| 2006–07 | The Bahamas Robert Dunkley | |||
| 2008–09 | Uruguay Pedro Garra | |||
| 2010–11 | Portugal Luis Pessanha | |||
| 2012–13 | United States Don Bedford | |||
| 2014–15 | Brazil Ricardo Lobato | |||
| 2016–17 | Canada Gweneth Crook | |||
| 2018–19 | Italy Pietro Fantoni | |||
| 2020–22 | Argentina Luis Soubié | |||
| 2023–24 | Poland Zbigniew Rakocy |
- Ted Wells, 1954 commodore.
- Birger Jansen, 2002 commodore.
- Pietro Fantoni, 2018-19 commodore.