News
Antonio Bari, New Chairman of the Technical Committee
The last vacant voting member position on the Board of Governors has been filled.
Board
Interview with Taylor Scheuermann, SCIRA Secretary
Taylor Scheuermann, from Miami, FL…
New General Secretaries for Europe and for the Western & Asia Hemisphere
The National Secretaries confirmed that Manuel Stichini Vilela (POR) and Alberto Prieto (CHI) are the new SCIRA European Secretary and WH&A Secretary.
Habemus New Board
Finally we have a new Board with some young blood!…
Championship Bids
In the past several days, there have been inquiries into how the SCIRA Board operates and conducts class business. Most of these answers are in the Snipe Class Constitution, Bylaws, or…
by SCIRA Office
Daniela Semec new European General Secretary
SCIRA welcomes Daniela Semec as the new European General Secretary. Daniela says “I am very proud to have been chosen as GS for Europe until August and I hope to…
by SCIRA Office
SCIRA Supports World Sailing Recommendation
The SCIRA Board supports the recommendation from World Sailing for International Classes to suspend the participation of Russian or Belarusian athletes and officials at international events…
by SCIRA Office
Board Meeting on Zoom
SCIRA Board continues to meet by Zoom to focus on the Snipe calendar & other Board business.
by SCIRA Office
A Necessary Clarification
A rose from my garden, a rose for the Class by Pietro Fantoni My latest article provoked many comments. I must say that I focused on a formal and procedural…
Nick Grael’s Point of View
by Nicholas Grael Hello! I wanted to express my opinion regarding the changes in 2020 and 2021 major regattas. First of all, I totally agree with the postponement of…
SCIRA MAJOR 2020 EVENTS MOVED TO 2021
The SCIRA Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to move all major events scheduled for 2020 to the 2021 racing season due to the global pandemic. The…
by SCIRA Office
SCIRA Board Statement on Covid-19
SCIRA BOARD STATEMENT ON COVID-19 It is the position of the Snipe Class Board that with the current global virus, prudent decisions be made for the status of regattas…
by SnipeToday
SCIRA Board Elects Officers for 2020
The SCIRA National Secretaries, Nominating Committee and finally the Board have nominated and elected the following officers to serve SCIRA: Commodore: 2020-2021 – Luis Soubie, Argentina Vice Commodore…
by SCIRA Office
All for The Love of Snipes
By Sue Roberts (SCIRA Treasurer) There are many myths surrounding the SCIRA Board. When I became your SCIRA Treasurer a year and a half ago a few sailing friends…
by Sue Roberts
Boats without MDS
By Pietro Fantoni – SCIRA Commodore The Snipe Class is a one-design class. Our SCIRA Constitution, Section 3, states: Object [of the association] To promote racing of sailboats of…