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SCIRA Board of Governors Report

Message from Commodore Martin BermudezDear all;Three months after the start of this new Board of Governors’ duties, I am nothing but grateful to a team who has been meeting periodically and working tirelessly to achieve the objectives set for these next few months. The aim of this statement is to update everyone on the most recent and relevant news in…

by SCIRA Office 04/11/2025

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Rules Proposals Received for 2025 Posted

10 proposals to change the Class Rules, Rules of Conduct and a Deed of Gift have been received by the deadline of March 1. All proposals are now posted on…

by SCIRA Office 03/05/2025

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Welcome 2025!

New year, new rules, new officers, new racing schedule! Great ready for a great year of Snipe sailing! Remember to renew your dues on January 1 so you will…

by SCIRA Office 12/27/2024

News

SCIRA Board elects New Officers

The SCIRA Board which takes office 1/1/2025 is as follows: OfficeTermNameBeg Yearending YearCommodore2 yearMartin Bermudez – ESP20252026Vice Commodore2 yearPaola Prada – BRA20252026Secretary2 yearTaylor Scheuermann – USA20252026Treasurer4 year (finishing term of…

by SCIRA Office 12/17/2024

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NOMINATING COMMITTEE

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,…

by SCIRA Office 12/01/2024

Official Communications from SCIRA

Official Communication

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 11/30/2024

News

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 12/20/2022

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SCIRA Board of Governors

Congratulations to the SCIRA Board of Governors who will begin their term January 2023. Commodore 2023-2024 – Zbigniew Rakocy – Poland Vice Commodore 2023-2024 – Martin Bermudez – Spain Secretary…

by SCIRA Office 12/03/2022

News

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 04/17/2020

News

2020 SCIRA Board Completed

Congratulations to Reino Suonsilta who has been elected to sit in as European General Secretary for 2020. Elections for Hemisphere officers will take place at their respective regattas in…

by Pietro Fantoni 12/10/2019

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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 12/03/2019

Articles from the Experts Rules

SCIRA Board of Governors Meeting – Rule Change Proposals

The SCIRA Board of Governors held their bi-annual meeting at the Open World Championship in October. Several rule proposals (from 19-01 to 19-08) were considered with the following results:…

by SnipeToday 10/21/2019

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Major Regattas Awarded

The SCIRA Board has approved the following events: 2019 – South Americans: Algarrobo, Chile: April 18-21 2020 – Women’s Worlds: Sao Paulo, Brazil: Sept 4-7 or Oct 9-12 (TBD)…

by SCIRA Office 11/27/2018

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New Officers elected to SCIRA Board of Governors

SCIRA has new officers taking their positions for 2018: Voting Members:Commodore Pietro Fantoni, ITA (2018-2019)Vice Commodore: Luis Soubie, ARG (2018-2019)Secretary: Zbigniew Rakocy, POL (2018-2019)…

by SCIRA Office 12/03/2017

News

Championship Venues Decided

The SCIRA Board of Governors approved two venues for the coming years: 2018 Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship: to be hosted by Club Nautico Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October…

by SnipeToday 11/05/2017