SCIRA
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| Sport | Sailing |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SCIRA |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Affiliation | World Sailing |
| Headquarters | 2812 Canon Street. San Diego, CA 92106 |
| Other key staff |
|
| Commodore |  Zbigniew Rakocy |
| Official website | |
| www | |
SCIRA is the
governing body of the Snipe international class in the sport of sailing recognized by the International Sailing Federation
.
History
SCIRA was established in November 1932, and Hub E. Isaacks of
commodore.[2] 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.[3] By 1936, the Snipe Class became the world's largest racing class.[4]
Board officers
Jerelyn Biehl, the paid, full time Executive Director, runs the Snipe Class International Racing Association (SCIRA) office.[5]
The SCIRA Board of Governors holds bi-annual meetings, usually during the World Championship.
| Board of Governors | |||
| Voting Members | |||
| Officer | Name | Tenure | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commodore | Zbigniew Rakocy
|
2 years | 2023-24 |
| Vice Commodore |  Martín Bermúdez de la Puente
|
2 years | 2023-24 |
| Secretary |  Reino Suonsilta
|
2 years | 2023-24 |
| Treasurer |  Sue Roberts
|
4 years | 2023-26 |
| Rules Chairman |  Gus Wirth
|
4 years | 2023-26 |
| General Secretary – Europe |  Yannick Laumans
|
2 years | 2023-24 |
| General Secretary – WH&O |  Paola Prada
|
2 years | 2023-24 |
| Non Voting Members | |||
| Officer | Name | Tenure | Period |
| Chief Measurer | Luis González Álvarez
|
3 years | 2018-20 |
| Chief Information Officer | Don Bedford
|
No limit | 2013- |
| Vice Rules Chairman | No limit | ||
| Executive Director | Jerelyn Biehl
|
No limit | 1993- |
| Legal Counsel | Leigh Savage
|
No limit | |
Commodores
Former SCIRA
commodores:[6]
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|
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Ted Wells, 1954 commodore. -
Birger Jansen, 2002 commodore. -
Pietro Fantoni, 2018-19 commodore.
References
- ^ "What does SCIRA stand for?".
- ^ "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