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.

OfficerNameTenurePeriod
Board of governors
Voting members
CommodoreSpain Martín Bermúdez de la Puente2 years2025–26
Vice commodoreBrazil Paola Prada2 years2025–26
SecretaryUnited States Taylor Scheuermann2 years2025–26
TreasurerBelgium Yannick Laumans4 years2023–26
Rules chairmanItaly Antonio Bari4 years2023–26
General secretary – EuropePortugal Manuel Stichini Vilela2 years2025–26
General secretary – WH&OChile Alberto Prieto2 years2025–26
Non-voting members
OfficerNameTenurePeriod
Chief measurerSpain Luis González Álvarez3 years2025–28
Executive directorSpain Cesar TravadoNo limit2026–
Legal counselUnited States Leigh SavageNo limit

Past commodores

Former SCIRA commodores:

PeriodCommodore
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. HookPeriod 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 GriffithPeriod 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
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 States Gonzalo 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.
  • Birger Jansen, 2002 commodore.
  • Pietro Fantoni, 2018-19 commodore.