National Secretaries;

The Board of Governors recently voted in some changes to the Snipe Class rules, effective January 1, 2010.

DECALS:  the annual decal fee has been raised from $5 to$10 for each boat registered

MEMBERSHIP VERIFICATION: membership can be verified by presentation of the membership card OR via the SCIRA online database

CENTERBOARD SAFETY LINE: The line must be 50mm long. This allows the centerboard to be raised to the lower part of the board band to deck to clear trash, seaweed, etc.

RUDDER HEAD: Rudder thickness above and below the water line, excluding the tiller attachment area, shall be 19mm minimum and 38 mm maximum.

JIB LUFF WIRE/LINE: The jib must have a wire or a fiber line (excluding PBO and Carbon) attached to the luff while racing.

RULE 31.3: The use of light elastic (shock cord) not adjustable while racing to remove the slack in the jib stay and between the shrouds and the mast is permitted.

RULES OF CONDUCT: course shortening after at least 2 windward legs are completed is allowed.

The complete wording & list of rule changes was printed in the latest edition of the Snipe Bulletin and is posted online on the Snipe website.

SCIRA Rulebooks are at the printer and should be mailed within the next few weeks.   All the current contents of the Rulebook are already posted on the Snipe Website.

In addition, attached is a Circular letter that will be posted on the Snipe website and printed in the next Snipe Bulletin.  Please distribute to the measurers in your country.

Please let me or Rules Chairman Giorgio Brezich know if you have any questions with regard to these rule changes. 

We hope you will distribute this information to your members in your country. 

Best regards,

Jerelyn Biehl

Executive Director- SCIRA

One Design Management

2812 Canon Street

San Diego, Calif. 92106 USA

phone: +619-222-0252

direct: +619-224-6998

fax: +619-222-0528

skype: jerelynbiehl