SCIRA

Snipe Class International Racing Association
Sport	Sailing
Abbreviation	SCIRA
Founded	1932
Affiliation	World Sailing
Headquarters	2812 Canon Street. San Diego, CA 92106
Other key staff	Jerelyn Biehl (Executive Director);
Commodore	Zbigniew Rakocy
Official website
	www.snipe.org

SCIRA is the acronym by which the Snipe Class International Racing Association is known.^[1] 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 Snipe fleet number 1 at Dallas Sailing Club was the first 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]

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.

Officer	Name	Tenure	Period
Board of Governors
Voting Members
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

Former SCIRA commodores:^[6]