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Snipe Class International Racing Association
Snipe Class International Racing Association |
Sport | Sailing |
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Abbreviation | SCIRA |
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Founded | 1932 (1932) |
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Affiliation | World Sailing |
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Headquarters | 2812 Canon Street. San Diego, CA 92106 |
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Other key staff |
- Jerelyn Biehl (Executive Director)
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Commodore | Zbigniew Rakocy |
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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[edit]
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]
Board officers[edit]
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
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Voting Members
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Officer
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Name
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Tenure
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Period
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Commodore
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Zbigniew Rakocy
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2 years
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2023-24
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Vice Commodore
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Martín Bermúdez de la Puente
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2 years
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2023-24
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Secretary
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Reino Suonsilta
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2 years
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2023-24
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Treasurer
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Sue Roberts
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4 years
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2023-26
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Rules Chairman
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Gus Wirth
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4 years
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2023-26
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General Secretary – Europe
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Yannick Laumans
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2 years
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2023-24
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General Secretary – WH&O
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Paola Prada
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2 years
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2023-24
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Non Voting Members
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Officer
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Name
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Tenure
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Period
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Chief Measurer
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Luis González Álvarez
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3 years
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2018-20
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Chief Information Officer
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Don Bedford
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No limit
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2013-
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Vice Rules Chairman
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No limit
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Executive Director
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Jerelyn Biehl
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No limit
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1993-
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Legal Counsel
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Leigh Savage
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No limit
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Commodores[edit]
Former SCIRA commodores:[6]
Period |
Commodore
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1933 |
Hub E. Isaacks
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1934 |
M.J. Davis
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1935 |
A.H. Bosworth
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1936 |
M.S.A. Reichner
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1937 |
Harry Lund
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1938 |
G.Q. McGown, Jr.
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1939 |
Taver Bayly
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1940 |
H.R. Schuette
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1941 |
Perry Bass
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1942-43 |
C.R. Miller
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1944 |
W.G. Green
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1945 |
George Becker
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1946 |
Charles Heinzerling
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1947-48 |
Donald R. Simonds
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1949 |
Harold Griffith
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1950 |
Roy T. Hurley
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1951 |
John T. Hayward
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1952 |
Owen E. Duffy
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1953 |
Carl Zimmerman
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1954 |
Ted A. Wells
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1955 |
Eddie Williams
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1956 |
Harold L. Gilreath
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1957 |
Terry Whittemore
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1958 |
Fred Schenck
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1959 |
Alan Levinson
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1960 |
Edward Garfield
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1961 |
F.V.G. Penman
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1962 |
Sam W. Norwood
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1963 |
Floyd E. Hughes
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1964-65 |
A.F. Hook
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Period |
Commodore
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1966-67 |
Basil Kelly
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1968-69 |
Robert Schaeffer
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1970 |
Ángel Riveras
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1971 |
William M. Kilpatrick
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1972 |
Richard L. Tillman
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1973-74 |
Ralph M. Swanson
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1975 |
Stuart L. Griffing
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1976 |
Svend Rantil
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1977 |
Dan Williams
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1978 |
Bruce Colyer
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1979 |
Flavio Caiuby
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1980 |
Gonzalo E. Diaz, Sr.
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1981 |
Paul F. Festersen
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1982 |
Arturo Delgado
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1983 |
Douglas DeSouza
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1984 |
Eugene T. Tragus
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1985 |
Roberto J. Salvat
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1986-87 |
Wayne Soares
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1988 |
Jerry Thompson
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1989 |
Per Ole Holm
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1990 |
Peter Fenner
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1991 |
R. Means Davis
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1992 |
Fujiya Matsumoto
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1993 |
Terry Timm
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1994 |
Horacio Garcia Pastori
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1995 |
Jimmie Lowe
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1996 |
Giorgio Brezich
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1997 |
Gonzalo Diaz, Jr.
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1998 |
Akibumi Shinoda
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1999 |
Lee Griffith
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Period |
Commodore
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2000 |
Id Crook
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2001 |
Bertel Bojlesen
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2002 |
Birger Jansen
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2003 |
Brainard Cooper
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2004 |
Jiro Yamamoto
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2005 |
Henrique Motta
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2006-07 |
Robert Dunkley
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2008-09 |
Pedro Garra
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2010-11 |
Luis Pessanha
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2012-13 |
Don Bedford
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2014-15 |
Ricardo Lobato
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2016-17 |
Gweneth Crook
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2018-19 |
Pietro Fantoni
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2020-22 |
Luis Soubié
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2023-24 |
Zbigniew Rakocy
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Ted Wells, 1954 commodore.
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Birger Jansen, 2002 commodore.
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Pietro Fantoni, 2018-19 commodore.
References[edit]