SCIRA Information

The Snipe Class International Racing Association (SCIRA) office is run by the paid, full time Executive Director, Jerelyn Biehl. Yearly membership in SCIRA ($40) is required to race in sanctioned regattas (a hull sticker is required). Sanctioning assures that regattas will be managed according to class standards (courses, sailing instructions etc.). Membership also includes the monthly news magazine The Snipe Bulletin, which provides regatta highlights, pictures, go-fast tips, and articles by the experts.

SCIRA is a member of both US Sailing and the ISAF.

The SCIRA Officers (US district Governors, National Secretaries, and Board Members) are listed below. For more information US residents should contact their District Governors, while those outside the US should contact their relevant National Secretary. In addition the SCIRA office can provide more detailed information on the boat, used boats, and contacts for individual fleets, both US and international.


1998 Directory of SCIRA Officials
SCIRA Office | SCIRA Officers | SCIRA Board of Governors
US District Governors | National Secretaries
Past SCIRA Officers: 1997

Executive Director, SCIRA
Jerelyn Biehl
1833 Tustin St.
San Diego, CA 92106
SCIRA@snipe.org
(619) 224-6998
(619) 224-6997 (FAX)

SCIRA International Officers
Shinoda Commodore:
Akibumi Shinoda
6-25 Kamezaki Takane-choHanda-City,
Aichi, Japan 475
tel: +81-569-28-4294 (h)
+81-566-22-2511 (w)
fax: +81-566-27-5678
shinoda@toyota-shokki.co.jp

As is the tradition, the SCIRA Commodore appeared on the Cover of the January Snipe Bulletin.


Vice Commodore:
Lee Griffith
16 Orchard Way
Yardley, PA 19067 USA
tel & fax: 215-321-5754
griff27054@aol.com
Rear Commodore:
Id Crook
6 John Street, Apt. 1002
Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6K 3T1
tel: +905-842-7949
fax: (905) 842-3953 edhappy@idirect.com
Past Commodore:
Gonzalo "Gonzo" Diaz, Jr.
8251 W. Cheryl Lane
Miami, FL 33143 USA
tel: 305-642-5144 (w)
fax: 305-541-0832
gonzalodiaz@accesspro.net
Rules Chairman Emeritus:
Dan Willimas

SCIRA International Board of Governors
Voting Members

Rules Commitee Chairman:
Brainard Cooper, USA
176 Ridge Ave.
Chattanooga, TN 37404
tel: +423-622-6081
fax: +423-624-0300
bcoop@voy.net
European General Secretary:
Antonio Roquette
Rua Montebelo 28
4150 Foz do Douro, Portugal
tel: +35-12-617-6807 (h)
tel: +35-12-948-4994 (w)
fax: +35-12-941-2885 (w)
Vice Secretary, Europe:
Birger Jansen
Broveien 44
1315 Nesoya, Norway
tel: +47-66-849-509
fax: +47-66-848-262
Secretary, Northern Europe:
Ola Nygard
Smalgangen 30
N0188 Oslo, Norway
tel: (h)+47-22-17-8887
fax: +47-22-41-7177
Secretary, Sourthern Europe:
Francisco Gines Perez Lopez
Avda. Rector Jose Loustau 3, 10A
30006 Murcia, Spain
tel: +34-68-248-068 (h)
fax: +34-68-215-044
Secretary General, Western Hemesphere & Orient:
Don Hackbarth
2350 Willeo Rill Rd.
Marietta, GA 30062 USA
tel: +770-395-2800 (w)
fax: +770-395-2801
snipesgwh@aol.com
Vice Secretary, Western Hemisphere & Orient:
Fernando Krahe Simao Bolivar 660 91920-800 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil tel & fax: +55-51-249-2281 krahe@penta.ufrgs.br
US National Secretary:
Terry Timm
2124 Tuomy Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
telephone: (h)+313-662-3424
(w)+313-429-5433
fax: +313-429-5434
timnotes@umich.edu
Board Member at Large 1997-1999:
Bertel Bojlesen
Rua Pernambuco 210, Apt. 82
01240-020 Saő Paulo, SP Brazi
tel: +55-11-66-9925
fax: +55-11-826-7632
bojlesen@netpoint.com.br
Board Member at Large 1997-1999:
Jiro Yamamoto
902 Neomaimu Tsurumi Riverside5-11-12
Tsurumi-chuoh Tsurumi-ku,
Yokohama 230 Japan
tel: +81-45-507-2856 (h)
fax: +81-45-505-7617
Board Member at Large 1998-2000:
Terry McSweeney
26019 Lake Rd.
Bay Village, OH 44140 USA
tel: +216-892-1321 (h)
+216-241-4420 (w)
fax: +216-241-4424
76175.3200@compuserve.com
Board Member at Large 1998-2000:
Lori Lowe
PO Box N-918
Nassau, Bahamas
tel: +242-393-1730 (h)
+242-322-4782 (w)
fax: +242-322-2048
Treasurer-Member at Large 1996-1998:
Fred Rozelle
850 N. Oxford Rd.
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 USA
tel: +313-882-3533 (h)
tel: +248-362-2100 (w)
fax: +248-362-2903 (h)
Board Member at Large 1997-1999:
Arturo Delgado
J&A Garrigues José Abascal, 45
28003 Madrid, Spain
tel: +34-456-9800
fax: +34-399-2408

SCIRA International Board of Governors
Non-Voting Members

Treasurer:
Fred Rozelle
850 N. Oxford Rd.
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 USA
tel: +313-882-3533 (h)
tel: +248-362-2100 (w)
fax: +248-362-2903 (h)
Legal Cousel:
Leigh Savage
1032 N. Brys
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 USA
850 N. Oxford Rd.
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 USA
tel: +313-882-3533 (h)
+810-777-0720 (w)
fax: +810-777-0727
Chief Measurer:
Hisanao Kato
2-14-1 Komai-Cho, Komae-Shi
Tokyo, Japan 201
tel & fax: +81-03-3489-1057
ISAF Representative:
Per Ole Holm
PL22 PB
67101 Kokkola, Finland
tel: +35-868-311-442 (apt. in Kokkola)
+35-867-728-5013 (h-summer)
+35-868-822-0098 (w)
fax: +35-868-822-0112
Vice Chairman, Rules Committee:
Georgio Brezich
via Negrelli 12
34143 Trieste, Italy
tel: +39-40-307-955 (h)
fax: +39-40-313-257
Secretary, Eastern Europe:
Alexiel Fomin
UL8 Marta Dom 2/10
Korpus 3
KV30, Moscow, Russia
fax: +70-95-921-72-94
Executive Director:
Jerelyn Biehl
1833 Tustin St.
San Diego, CA 92106
SCIRAoffce@aol.com

US District Governors

US District Map


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District 1, North Atlantic:
Ray Schmidt
127 Myrtle
Ashland, MA 01721
(508) 881-4959
(609) 258-2230 (fax)
District 2, West Central:
Andy Towles
661 N. Joni Deanne Ct.
Edmond, OK 73034
405-359-0128
District 3, North Central:
John Sepanski
102 Greenway Dr.
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Jsepanski@aol.com
District 4, South East:
Craig Beardsley
3980 Three Chimneys Lane
Cumming, GA 30041
678-947-5102
cbeardsley@genre.com
District 5, North East:
John Korkoz
71 Baldwin Rd.
Glenville, NY 12302
(518) 399-6597
JRCTS@aol.com
District 6, South West:
Jerome Fournier
6616 Canyon Rim Row #98
San Diego, CA 92111
(619) 268-0925
(619) 224-6997 (fax)
jromfour@mail.cts.com
District 7, North West:
Packy Davis
8 Maple Ave
Atherton, CA 94027
650-323-5588 or 800-755-1311
Packy3rd@aol.com

National Secretaries
Argentina:
JoFrancisco Jose Agusti
Lincoln 47
5152 Villa Carlos Paz
Cordoba, Argentina
Telephone: +54-541-32-444
Fax: +54-541-32-220

Bahamas:
Peter Christie
P.O. Box-N1628
Nassau, Bahamas
Fax: +242-326-5642
Belgium:
Andre Callot
Lege Veldkantlaan 30
2540 Hove, Belgium
Telephone: 32-3-455-0231
Fax: 32-3-457-8120
Bermuda:
Kevin Blee
P.O. Box HM1327
Hamilton HMFX, Bermuda
Tel: 441-295-8185
Fax: 441-292-1800 kblee@ibl.bm
Brazil:
Alvaro Fonseca, Jr.
Iate Clube de Santa Catarina - Veleiros da Ilha
Av. Silva Jardim 212
Florianopolis, SC Brazil 88020-200
e-mail: icscvi@floripa.com.br
Canada:
Id Crook
6 John Street, Apt. 1002
Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6K 3T1
tel: +905-842-7949
fax: (905) 842-3953 edhappy@idirect.com
Chile:
Jorge González Paris N 824 Santiago, Chile fax: +56-2-638-3440
Colombia:
Mariana de Isaza
Diagonal 126A#59-42
Bogata, Colombia
tel: +57-1-253-1212
fax: +57-1-245-1220
elytecfe@openway.com.co
Cuba:
Vicente de la Guardia
Federacion Cubana de Vela
Club Nautico Internacional Hemingway
Ciudad de Habana, Cuba
fax: +537-241-689
Denmark:
Bjarna Iversen
Lindealle 25
DK 8700 Horsens, Denmark
Tel: +45-75-62-55-56 (h)
+45-75-61-26-11 (w)
Fax: +45-75-61-54-60
Finland:
Sampo Valjus
Koskitie 47 B8
FIN 90500 Oulu, Finland
Tel:35-81-554-38-35
Fax:35-81-311-22-19
sampov@asava.pp.fi
France:
Gilles Boisaubert
2 Rue Diderot-Escalier D-4
94500 Champigny, France
Tel & Fax: 33-1-48-86-68-75
India:
Dr. M. Gunasheela
Bangalore Sailing Club
45 Central Street
Bangalore 560001, India
Tel: +91-80-564-210 fax: +91-80-528-3754
Italy:
Ezio Braga
via Bellingera 3
I21052 Busto Arsizio, Italy
Telephone: +39-33-1-677-037
Fax: +39-33-1-620-422
e-mail: ezio.braga@galactica.it
Japan:
Hisanao Kato
2-14-1 Komai-Cho,Komai-shi
Tokyo 201-0016 Japan
tel/fax: +81-3-3489-1057
Norway:
Birger Janson
Broveien 44
1315 Nesoya, Norway
Telephone:47-66-849-509
Fax:47-66-848-262
Paraguay:
Carlos Schauman
PO Box 2290
Asuncion, Paraguay
Tel:59-521-291-175
Fax:59-521-601-029
Portugal:
Miguel Bunte de Graca
Travessa do Miradouro 8, 3 Esq.
Quinta Grande
2720 Alfragide, Portugal
Tel: +35-11-471-3499
Fax: 35-11-471-9288
Puerto Rico:
Juan Jose Mari
P.O. Box 361243
San Juan, PR 00938-1243
Tel: 787-754-8880 (h)
787-754-0847 (w)
Fax: 787-753-0897
Russia:
Alexiei Fomin
UL 8 Marta Dom 2/10 Korpus 3, KV 30 Moscow 125083, Russia tel/fax: +70-95-924-10-19 fax: +70-95-414-8930
Spain:
Ricardo Rubio Vilar
Avenida del Puerto s/n
30740 San Pedro del Pinatar
Murcia, Spain
tel: +34-68-18-79-14
fax: +34-68-18-40-91
snipe@arrakis.es
Sweden:
Mats Gothlin
Asogatan 73
11824 Stockholm
Sweden
tel: +46-8-658-3850 (h) tel: +46-8-446-3427 (w) fax: +46-8-446-3430 gothlin@specialpress.se
Switzerland:
Arlette Jan
87 Rue de Lausanne, Attic
Geneva CH 1202
Switzerland
tel: +41-22-738-6332 Fax: +41-22-743-8877
United Kingdom:
John Love
8 Pasture Drive
Croft, Warrington
Cheshire, England WA3 7LH
Telephone & Fax: 44-1925-764-156
United States:
Terry Timm
2124 Tuomy Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
telephone: (h)+313-662-3424
(w)+313-429-5433
fax: +313-429-5434
timnotes@umich.edu
Uruguay:
Pedro Garra
Rufino Bauza 2489
Montevideo, Uruguay 11300
fax: +59-82-963-315
e-mail: pgarra@chasque.apc.org
Korea:
Mr. Park Ki Cheol
c/o Pusan Yachting Association
1393 Woo 2-Dong, Haeundae-ku
Pusan, Korea
tel: +82-51-753-1721
fax: +82-51-746-1793

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