International Sailing Federation

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International Sailing Federation

ISAF Official Logo
Motto Sailing a Lifetime Sport
Formation October 14, 1907 (1907-10-14) (104 years ago)
Type International Sport Federation
Headquarters  Secreteriat Southampton (GBR)
Membership over 120 national federations
Official languages English
President  Göran PETERSSON (SWE)
Key people Secretary General  Jerome PELS (NED)
Staff Approx. 20
Website http://www.sailing.org

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the world governing body for the sport of sailing.

Sailing is a very diverse primarily because it is equipment based sport with boats built for a wide range of purposes. Competitive sailing takes place in many different types of boats including dinghies, windsurfers, multihulls, yachts, kitesurfing and radio controlled sailing boats as equipment. It then has disciplines of fleet racing, match racing and team racing together with speed records managed by World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) an independent body recognised by ISAF.

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[edit] History

As a brief history the IYRU was formed after a meeting at the Yacht Club de France in Paris on October 14, 1907. On August 5, 1996, the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) changed its name to the International Sailing Federation (ISAF). The ISAF original background is more linked to handicap, rating systems and class rules[1] used to allow boats to compete on equal terms with the organisation being responsible for the development of the rules of the metre classes used for the early Olympic Regatta and the America's Cup.

[edit] Rules and Regulations

ISAF is now most familiar to sailors for defining the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) which is the international standard used to control the rules of competition and the framework within which racing is conducted.

The key documents under control of ISAF are the

[edit] Membership

[edit] National Members

Like all sports federations ISAF is composed of "Member National Authorities" (MNA's) from over 120 countries all of who have the rights to make submission to determine ISAF's policies. See http://www.sailing.org/mna

International Sailing Federation Member National Authorites
ISAF Members Africa
ALG  • ANG  • BOT  • EGY  • KEN  • LBA  • MAD  • MRI  • MAR  • MOZ  • NAM  • NIG  • SEN  • SEY  • RSA  • SUD  • TAN  • TUN  • ZIM
ISAF Members Asia
AZE  • BRN  • CHN  • HKG  • IND  • INA  • IRI  • JPN - JSAF  • KAZ  • KOR  • PRK  • KUW  • KGZ  • LIB  • MAS  • MYA  • OMA  • PAK  • PLE  • PHI  • QAT  • KSA  • SIN  • SRI  • THA  • UAE
ISAF Members Central and South America
ARG  • BRA  • CHI  • COL  • ECU  • MEX  • PAN  • PAR  • PER  • URU  • VEN
ISAF Members Nations Europe
AND  • ARM  • AUT  • BLR  • BEL  • BUL  • CRO  • CYP  • CZE  • DEN  • ESP  • EST  • FIN  • FRA  • MKD  • GER  • GBR  • GRE  • HUN  • ISL  • IRL  • ISR  • ITA  • LAT  • LIE  • LTU  • LUX  • MLT  • MDA  • MON  • MNE  • NED  • NOR  • POL  • POR  • ROU  • RUS  • SMR  • SRB  • SVK  • SLO  • SWE  • SUI  • TUR  • UKR
ISAF Members Nations Oceania
ASA  • AUS  • COK  • FIJ  • GUM  • NZL  • PNG  • SAM  • SOL  • TAH  • VAN
ISAF Members North America and Caribbean
ANT  • ARU  • BAH  • BAR  • BER  • IVB  • CAN  • CAY  • CUB  • DOM  • SAL  • GRN  • GUA  • JAM  • AHO  • PUR  • LCA  • TRI  • ISV  • USA

[edit] Class Associations

The federation recognizes over 80 classes which are each entitled to hold world championships See http://www.sailing.org/classes

International Sailing Federation Classes
Current Olympic Classes
ISAF Centreboard classes
ISAF Keelboat classes
ISAF Yacht Classes
ISAF Multihull Classes
ISAF Windsurfer Classes
ISAF Kiteboarding Classes
ISAF Classic Classes
International Radio Sailing Association Classes
Former ISAF Classes

[edit] Affiliated Members

[edit] Events

[edit] Sailing and the Olympics

ISAF is responsible for administration of the Olympic Sailing Regatta. Sailing has been part of all bar one of the modern summer Olympic games. See http://www.olympic.org/sailing and http://www.sailing.org/olympics

To help encourage high level international competition in the Classes used for the Olympic Games ISAF arrange the following events:
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[edit] ISAF Classes World Championships

Each ISAF classes is entitled to hold a world championship

International Sailing Federation Classes
Current Olympic Classes
ISAF Centreboard classes
ISAF Keelboat classes
ISAF Yacht Classes
ISAF Multihull Classes
ISAF Windsurfer Classes
ISAF Kiteboarding Classes
ISAF Classic Classes
International Radio Sailing Association Classes
Former ISAF Classes

[edit] ISAF Initiated World Championships

The following World Championships are held:

[edit] ISAF Recognised World Championships

[edit] ISAF Events

[edit] ISAF Special Events

[edit] People

[edit] President

From 1906 to 1946 a chairman was elected from time to time to orchestrate the annual meetings.

[edit] Presidents of Honour

[edit] Race Officials

 It has been suggested that International Measurer of Sailing, International Judge of Sailing, International Race Officer of Sailing and International Umpire of Sailing be merged into this article or section. (Discuss) Proposed since July 2011.

There are four types of race officials used to conduct sailing events recognised by ISAF as follows:

[edit] Official Awards

The International Sailing Federation hold the following awards together with service medals.

[edit] ISAF World Sailor of the Year

The main annual award the "ISAF World Sailor of the Year" that is sponsored by ROLEX in the following categories:

  • Male World Sailor of the Year
  • Female World Sailor of the Year

When a crew of 1, 2 or 3 people is nominate the awarded is present to the entire crew however when larger crews win the award normally only the skipper is recognised. Information on the previous winners can be found at http://www.sailing.org/worldsailor

[edit] ISAF Hall of Fame

On Monday 5 November 2007 in Estoril, Portugal, the International Sailing Federation announced the first six inductees for the ISAF Sailing Hall of Fame it is unclear at present when the next awards will be but the original intent was every 4 years. Present inductees are:

See http://www.sailing.org/halloffame/

[edit] ISAF Beppe Croce

The Beppe Croce Trophy is presented to an individual who has made an outstanding voluntary contribution to the sport of sailing. The roll of honour is an impressive one, including multiple Olympic medallists, rules gurus and designers, and all have dedicated an outstanding amount of time to the sport of sailing. Recipients are presented with a replica trophy. See http://www.sailing.org/beppecroce.php

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ March 22, 1891, The New York Times, Measurment for racing, The yacht clubs need to have their rules uniform, nytimes.com
  2. ^ http://www.sailing.org/26220.php

[edit] External links
Federations of Olympic Summer Games

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Federations of Olympic Winter Games

IBU (Biathlon) • FIBT (Bobsleigh & Skeleton) • WCF (Curling) • IIHF (Ice hockey) • ISU (Skating Sports) • FIL (Luge) • FIS (Skiing Sports)
International Sailing Federation Member National Authorites
ISAF Members Africa
ALG  • ANG  • BOT  • EGY  • KEN  • LBA  • MAD  • MRI  • MAR  • MOZ  • NAM  • NIG  • SEN  • SEY  • RSA  • SUD  • TAN  • TUN  • ZIM
ISAF Members Asia
AZE  • BRN  • CHN  • HKG  • IND  • INA  • IRI  • JPN - JSAF  • KAZ  • KOR  • PRK  • KUW  • KGZ  • LIB  • MAS  • MYA  • OMA  • PAK  • PLE  • PHI  • QAT  • KSA  • SIN  • SRI  • THA  • UAE
ISAF Members Central and South America
ARG  • BRA  • CHI  • COL  • ECU  • MEX  • PAN  • PAR  • PER  • URU  • VEN
ISAF Members Nations Europe
AND  • ARM  • AUT  • BLR  • BEL  • BUL  • CRO  • CYP  • CZE  • DEN  • ESP  • EST  • FIN  • FRA  • MKD  • GER  • GBR  • GRE  • HUN  • ISL  • IRL  • ISR  • ITA  • LAT  • LIE  • LTU  • LUX  • MLT  • MDA  • MON  • MNE  • NED  • NOR  • POL  • POR  • ROU  • RUS  • SMR  • SRB  • SVK  • SLO  • SWE  • SUI  • TUR  • UKR
ISAF Members Nations Oceania
ASA  • AUS  • COK  • FIJ  • GUM  • NZL  • PNG  • SAM  • SOL  • TAH  • VAN
ISAF Members North America and Caribbean
ANT  • ARU  • BAH  • BAR  • BER  • IVB  • CAN  • CAY  • CUB  • DOM  • SAL  • GRN  • GUA  • JAM  • AHO  • PUR  • LCA  • TRI  • ISV  • USA
International Sailing Federation Classes
Current Olympic Classes
ISAF Centreboard classes
ISAF Keelboat classes
ISAF Yacht Classes
ISAF Multihull Classes
ISAF Windsurfer Classes
ISAF Kiteboarding Classes
ISAF Classic Classes
International Radio Sailing Association Classes
Former ISAF Classes
International Sailing Federation Events
ISAF Events
ISAF Special Events
ISAF Classes
See individual classes
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