# SCIRA

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

Jerelyn Biehl, the paid, full-time executive firector, runs the class association office.
The SCIRA Board of Governors holds bi-annual meetings, usually during the World Championship.
Board of governors :
| Voting members ||||
| Officer | Name | Tenure | Period |
| Commodore | Martín Bermúdez de la Puente | 2 years | 2025–26 |
| Vice commodore | Paola Prada | 2 years | 2025–26 |
| Secretary | Taylor Scheuermann | 2 years | 2025–26 |
| Treasurer | Yannick Laumans | 4 years | 2023–26 |
| Rules chairman | Antonio Bari | 4 years | 2023–26 |
| General secretary – Europe | Manuel Stichini Vilela | 2 years | 2025–26 |
| General secretary – WH&O | Alberto Prieto | 2 years | 2025–26 |
| Non-voting members ||||
| Officer | Name | Tenure | Period |
| Chief measurer | Luis González Álvarez | 3 years | 2025–28 |
| 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 | |

## Past commodores

Former SCIRA commodores:
| Period | Commodore |
| 1933 | Hub E. Isaacks |
| 1934 | M. J. Davis |
| 1935 | A. H. Bosworth |
| 1936 | M. S. A. Reichner |
| 1937 | Harry Lund |
| 1938 | G. Q. McGown, Jr. |
| 1939 | Taver Bayly |
| 1940 | H. R. Schuette |
| 1941 | Perry Bass |
| 1942–43 | C. R. Miller |
| 1944 | W. G. Green |
| 1945 | George Becker |
| 1946 | Charles Heinzerling |
| 1947–48 | Donald R. Simonds |
| 1949 | Harold Griffith |
| 1950 | Roy T. Hurley |
| 1951 | John T. Hayward |
| 1952 | Owen E. Duffy |
| 1953 | Carl Zimmerman |
| 1954 | Ted A. Wells |
| 1955 | Eddie Williams |
| 1956 | Harold L. Gilreath |
| 1957 | Terry Whittemore |
| 1958 | Fred Schenck |
| 1959 | Alan Levinson |
| 1960 | Edward Garfield |
| 1961 | F. V. G. Penman |
| 1962 | Sam W. Norwood |
| 1963 | Floyd E. Hughes |
| 1964–65 | A. F. Hook |
| Period | Commodore |
| 1966–67 | Basil Kelly |
| 1968–69 | Robert Schaeffer |
| 1970 | Ángel Riveras |
| 1971 | William M. Kilpatrick |
| 1972 | Richard L. Tillman |
| 1973–74 | Ralph M. Swanson |
| 1975 | Stuart L. Griffing |
| 1976 | Svend Rantil |
| 1977 | Dan Williams |
| 1978 | Bruce Colyer |
| 1979 | Flavio Caiuby |
| 1980 | Gonzalo E. Diaz Sr. |
| 1981 | Paul F. Festersen |
| 1982 | Arturo Delgado |
| 1983 | Douglas DeSouza |
| 1984 | Eugene T. Tragus |
| 1985 | Roberto J. Salvat |
| 1986–87 | Wayne Soares |
| 1988 | Jerry Thompson |
| 1989 | Per Ole Holm |
| 1990 | Peter Fenner |
| 1991 | R. Means Davis |
| 1992 | Fujiya Matsumoto |
| 1993 | Terry Timm |
| 1994 | Horacio Garcia Pastori |
| 1995 | Jimmie Lowe |
| 1996 | Giorgio Brezich |
| 1997 | Gonzalo Diaz Jr. |
| 1998 | Akibumi Shinoda |
| 1999 | Lee Griffith |
| Period | Commodore |
| 2000 | Id Crook |
| 2001 | Bertel Bojlesen |
| 2002 | Birger Jansen |
| 2003 | Brainard Cooper |
| 2004 | Jiro Yamamoto |
| 2005 | Henrique Motta |
| 2006–07 | Robert Dunkley |
| 2008–09 | Pedro Garra |
| 2010–11 | Luis Pessanha |
| 2012–13 | Don Bedford |
| 2014–15 | Ricardo Lobato |
| 2016–17 | Gweneth Crook |
| 2018–19 | Pietro Fantoni |
| 2020–22 | Luis Soubié |
| 2023–24 | Zbigniew Rakocy |
* Ted Wells, 1954 commodore.
* Birger Jansen, 2002 commodore.
* Pietro Fantoni, 2018-19 commodore.