SCIRA

Snipe Class International Racing Association
SportSailing
AbbreviationSCIRA
Founded1932; 94 years ago (1932)
AffiliationWorld Sailing
CommodoreMartín Bermúdez de la Puente
Official website
www.snipe.org
Other key staff
  • Cesar Travado (executive director)

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.[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

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

Board of governors
Voting members
Officer Name Tenure Period
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:[4]

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
  • 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. ^ "International Snipe Class". Snipe Sailing in Texas.
  2. ^ "80th Anniversary celebration of Dover Snipe Fleet No 8". Yachts & Yachting.
  3. ^ "Scuttlebutt" (PDF). Atlanta Yacht Club.
  4. ^ Past Commodores

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