International Sailing Schools Association

International Sailing Schools Association

Abbreviation	ISSA
Formation	1969;56 years ago (1969) [1]
Founder	Les Glénans – France Polish Yachting Association – Poland Yacht Club de Morges – Switzerland Casa di Vela Caprera – Italy National School Sailing Association – UK Centro Internacional de Navigacion de Arousa – Spain [1]
Founded at	Paris [2] and London [1]
Purpose	ISSA aims to provide opportunities worldwide for people who dream of learning to sail to make a start in a sailing school. Also, ISSA provides an international career path for sailing and windsurfing instructors to teach sailing and windsurfing in other countries. [3]
Headquarters	22 Lecha Street, Warsaw, Poland
Location	Etude Verrey & Terrier – notaires, 85, avenue Général-Guisan, CH-1009 Pully, Switzerland Προδρόμου, 51, Floor 2, Στρόβολος 2063, Λευκωσία, Κύπρος Cyprus [4]
Coordinates	52°17′01″N21°03′40″E / 52.283631°N 21.061004°E / 52.283631; 21.061004
Website	https://issa.global

Not to be confused with Interscholastic Sailing Association.

The International Sailing Schools Association also known as ISSA is an international organization associating 3,500 sailing schools from all over the world. ^[2] ISSA was founded in London and Paris in 1969 as a result of a joint initiative of the sailing communities of France, Poland, Italy, Switzerland and Great Britain. ^{[1] [2] [5]}

In 1982, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe granted the ISSA consultative status as an NGO. ^[6]

In 2005 World Sailing discussed the role of ISSA at its annual conference. ^[7]

Presidents

• 1969–1973 – Guido Colnaghi
• 1973–1977 – Luc Gueissaz
• 1977–1984 – Roger Decombat
• 1984–1993 – Yves Aumon
• 1993–1997 – Veijo Meisalo
• 1997–2006 – Steve Colgate ^[8]
• 2006–2008 – Martin Pryer
• 2008–2016 – Joan Basacoma
• 2019–present – Tomasz Lipski

[Source ISSA] ^[1]

External links

• Międzynarodowe Stowarzyszenie Szkół Żeglarskich ISSA w Polsce (ISSA in Poland)

References

1. "ISSA was created in 1969 in London". International Schools Sailing Association. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
2. "The International Sailing Schools Association". Go Sailing. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
3. "International Sailing Schools Association". International Sailing Schools Association. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
4. "ISSA INTERNATIONAL SAILING SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION LTD". opencorporates. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
5. Pinsach, Jordi Renom (17 May 2004). METODOLOGÍA DE ENSEÑANZA DE LA VELA (in Spanish). Paidotribo Editorial. p. 288. ISBN   978-8480197793 . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
6. Secretary General of the Council of Europe (7 January 1982). "Parliamentary Assembly: Documents-Working Papers". Parliamentary Assembly (4826): 1. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
7. "Focus on the Future". World Sailing. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
8. Staff writer (3 April 2014). "Sailing giveaways commemorate 50 years of Offshore Sailing School". Bonita Springs Florida Weekly. Florida Media Group LLC. Retrieved 25 August 2020.