International Soling Association

International Soling Association
Abbreviation	ISA,
Formation	1967
Type	Association
Purpose	The object of the ISA is to promote the Soling Class throughout the world, to co‐ordinate competition under uniform rules, and to maintain the integrity of the one‐design nature of the class in co‐operation with World Sailing and the National Soling Associations.
Headquarters	España 1262
Location	San Isidro (BA1642); Buenos Aires, Argentina ;
Official language	English
President	Michael Dietzel
Vice presidents	Nelson Ilha ; Peter Hall ; Han van Veen
Secretary	Matias Collins
Treasurer	Susanne Küffer
Subsidiaries	National Soling Associations
Affiliations
Website	www.soling.com

Last updated September 28, 2023

The International Soling Association, ISA, was founded as soon as the Soling became an International class in 1967. Originally an "Owners Club" became a very self-supporting organization who provided great support for the whole Soling community and guarded the Soling one-design during her Olympic tour of duty as well as in the present time.

Object

The object of the ISA is to promote the Soling Class throughout the world, to co‐ordinate competition under uniform rules, and to maintain the integrity of the one‐design nature of the class in co‐operation with World Sailing (WS) and the National Soling Associations (NSAs).^[2]

Governance

The operation of the ISA is in the hands of the ISA Committee and is lay down within a set of rules.

ISA Committee^[3]

1 January 2022 - 31 December 2022

Honorable President Harald V of Norway Honorable Members Felipe VI of Spain Life Members Barry Hayes Eggert Benzon Dinny Reed Hamish Loudon Karl Haist György Wossala Jean-Pierre Marmier Peter Hall Rose Hoeksema	Executive Committee President Michael Dietzel Vice-presidents: Nelson Horn Ilha Peter Hall Han van Veen Secretary Matias Collins Treasurer Susanne Küffer Communication Committee David Baum Championship Committee Peter Hall (Chairman) Florian Felzmann Tom Mitchell Rudy den Outer Sándor Varjas Nominating Committee Rudy den Outer (Chairman) Peter Hall Technical Committee Bram Soethoudt (Chairman) Laszlo Hegymegi (Chief measurer) Manfred Kanter Jr. Anders Borresen Simon Zeh Jean-Pierre Marmier	Elected Members Martin Zeileis Nelson Horn Ilha Peter Hall Tomas Peuvrel Christian Mack Sándor Varjas Alberto De Amicis Han van Veen David Baum Appointed Members Alejandro Felix Chometowski Ekkehart Steinhuber Dennis Koch Manfred Kanter Jr. Carlos Elosegui François Gombeaud Paul Tully Michael Dietzel Simon Zeh Kristof Wossala Haakon Haraldsen Kazuo Hanaoka Gerben den Hartog Theo de Lange Lars Ingeberg Serhiy Pichuhin

(Past) Presidents & Secretaries

Presidents	In office	Secretaries	In office
Eggert Benzon	1967–1972	Eyvin Schiøttz	1967–1978
Jack Van Dyke	1973–1975	Arnold van Altena	1978–1978
Geert Bakker	1976–1979	Christian Meinich	1978–1979
Ken Berkeley	1980–1982	Dinny Reed (née Symes)	1979–2001
Karl Haist	1983–1986	Fleur Ainsley	2004–2004
Sam Merrick	1987–1990	Matias Collins	2004–Present
Stuart H. Walker	1991–1994
György Wossala	1995–1998
Tony Clare	1999–2002
Rose Hoeksema	2003–2006
Johan Offermans	2007–2014
Peter Hall	2015–2016
Michael Dietzel	2017–2022
Nelson Horn Ilha	2023–Present

Rules

The ISA rule set consist of the following documents:

WS INTERNATIONAL SOLING CLASS RULES^[4]
ISA Constitution^[2]
ISA Championship rules^[5]
ISA Ranking Ruling^[6]
ISA Standard Notice Of Race^[7]
ISA Standard Sailing Instructions^[8]
ISA Permitted Instruments^[9]
ISA Championship Agreement Form^[10]

National Soling Associations

In 2019 there are 24 NSAs active and there are three countries with individual fleets. Since 1968 over fifty countries (not counting the no longer existing countries like the USSR, Yugoslavia and East-Germany).^[11]

Current NSAs	Africa South Africa National Soling	Asia Japan Soling Association	Australasia Australian International Soling Association	Europe Oesterreichische Soling Klassenvereinigung Belarus Soling Association Danish International Soling Association Spanish Soling Association Association Française de la Classe Soling British Soling Association Deutsche Soling Klassenvereinigung Hungarian Soling Class Association Associazione Italiana Soling Soling Club Nederland Norway Soling Association Russian Soling Association Soling Slovenija Swiss Soling Association Slovakia Soling Association Swedish Soling Association Soling Association of Ukraine	North America Canadian International Soling Association United States Soling Association	South America Asociación Argentina de Soling Asociaçäo Brasileira de Soling
Current Individual fleets				Europe Belgium		South America Uruguay
Previous NSAs	Africa Egypt Zimbabwe	Asia Bahrain India Pakistan Philippines Thailand	Australasia Fiji New Zealand	Europe East Germany Estonia Finland Cyprus Greece Ireland Liechtenstein Monaco Poland Portugal Soviet Union Yugoslavia	North America Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Virgin Islands Jamaica Puerto Rico United States Virgin Islands	South America Chile Mexico Venezuela
Previous Individual fleets	Africa Gambia Gabon

International Trophies

International Championships

Under auspices if the ISA the following annual International regattas are organized. These events are Open for sailors of all nationalities. For these regattas the ISA Championship rules applies. The Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions must written be as close as possible to the ISA Standard Notice of Race and the ISA Standard Sailing Instruction end must be approved by the ISA Championship Committee:

Besides these regattas the ISA is also part of the Vintage Yachting Games Organization.

The National Soling Associations will organize there Soling National Champions and local regattas.

Publications of the ISA 1970–present

Soling Guide	Soling Manual	Soling Sailing	Other	Publications from USSA
Issues 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1981 1984–1987 1988–1991 1992–1995 1996–2000	Issues 1989 Issue 1992 Issue 1995 Issue	Issues 1974/1 1974/2 1974/3 1974/4 1975/1 1975/2 1975/3 1975/4 1976/1 1976/2 1976/3 1976/4 1977/1 1977/2 1977/3 1977/4 1978/1 1978/2 1978/3 1978/4 1979/1 1979/2 1979/3 1979/4 1980/1 1980/2 1980/3 1980/4 1981/1 1981/2 1981/3 1981/4 1982/1 1982/2 1982/3 1982/4 1983/1 1983/2 1983/3 1983/4 1984/1 1984/2 1984/3 1984/4 1985/1 1985/2 1985/3 1985/4 1986/1 1986/2 1986/3 1986/4 1987/1 1987/2 1987/3 1987/4 1988/1 1988/2 1988/3 1989/1 1989/2 1989/3 1990/1 1990/2 1990/3 1990/4 1991/1 1991/2 1991/3 1991/4 1992/1 1992/2 1992/3 1993/1 1993/2 1993/3 1994/1 1994/2 1994/3 1995/1 1995/2 1995/3 1996/1 1996/2 1996/3 1997/1 1997/2 1997/3 1997/4 1998/1 1998/2 1998/3 1998/4 1999/1 1999/2 1999/3 2000/1 2000/2 2000/3 2001/1 2001/2 2002/1 2002/2 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 2019–2021 2021–2022	Issues 1999 Soling Flyer	Issues 1990/4 1991/1 1991/2 1992/2 1993/3

Related Research Articles

The Soling is an open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International class" status. The class was used from the 1972 Olympics until the 2000 Olympics as "Open three-person keelboat". Besides the Olympic career of the Soling the boat is used for international and local regattas as well as for recreational sailing. The Soling is managed by the International Soling Association under auspician of World Sailing since 1968.

The Soling World Championship is an International sailing regatta in the Soling organized by the International Soling Association under auspiciën of World Sailing.

The Soling European Championship is an International sailing regatta in the Soling organized by the International Soling Association under auspiciën of World Sailing. Over 50 Soling European Championship were held. The popularity grew during the Olympic period of the Soling. After that era the event continued and is still reasonable successful. The Soling European Championship is an "Open" event. This means that competitors from all over the world are eligible to enter.

The Soling North American Championship is an International sailing regatta in the Soling organized by the International Soling Association under auspiciën of World Sailing. The initiative for this event was taken, inspired by the success of the Soling European Championship, by Milwaukee Yacht Club sailor Jack Van Dyke in 1969 to promote Soling sailing in the US and Canada. Since then over 50 Soling North American Championship were held. The popularity grew during the Olympic period of the Soling. After that era the event continued and is still reasonable successful. The Soling North American Championship is an "Open" event. This means that competitors from all over the world are eligible to enter. So far oversees entries have only won the Championship three times:

The Soling South American Championship is an International sailing regatta in the Soling organized by the International Soling Association under auspiciën of World Sailing. The initiative for this event was taken, inspired by the success of the Soling European Championship in 1971 to promote Soling sailing in the South America. Since then about 40 Soling South American Championship were held. The popularity grew during the Olympic period of the Soling. After that era the event continued and is still reasonable successful. The Soling South American Championship is an "Open" event. This means that competitors from all over the world are eligible to enter.

Charles "Charlie" Q. Kamps is an American sailor and lawyer. As sailor he competed in many Soling World, European and North American Championships since the creation of the Soling class (1969).

Matias Collins is an American, Argentinian and Italian sailor. As sailor he competed in many Soling World, European, North American and South American Championships since 1997

This article stated the results of the World Soling Championships from 1969 till 1979. Unfortunately not all crew names are documented in the major sources: United States Soling Association (USSA) bulletin "Leading Edge" and International Soling Association (ISA) magazine "Soling Sailing".

This article stated the results of the South American Soling Championships from 1971 till 1979. Not all crew names are documented in the major sources: United States Soling Association (USSA) bulletin "Leading Edge" and International Soling Association (ISA) magazine "Soling Sailing".

Since 1985 the International Soling Association (ISA) keeps record of the annual International Soling Ranking. A few years the ranking list of the IYRU/ISAF was used. After the 2000 Olympics the system was changed to an individual ranking system so that the trophy can be won by one or more individual crewmembers, regardless the role of the crewmember, or by one or more teams. The winner receives the Soling World Trophy.

This article stated the results of the World Soling Championships from 1985 till 1989. Unfortunately not all crew names are documented in the major sources: United States Soling Association (USSA) bulletin "Leading Edge" and International Soling Association (ISA) magazine "Soling Sailing".

The main article describes all European Soling Championships from one the first held in 1968 to the announced Championships in the near future. This article states the detailed results, where relevant the controversies, and the progression of the Championship during the series race by race of the European Soling Championships in the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. This is based on the major sources: World Sailing, the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the IOC and the IPC, and the publications of the International Soling Association. Unfortunately not all crew names are documented in the major sources.

The main article describes all European Soling Championships from one the first held in 1968 to the announced Championships in the near future. This article states the detailed results, where relevant the controversies, and the progression of the Championship during the series race by race of the European Soling Championships in the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. This is based on the major sources: World Sailing, the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the IOC and the IPC, and the publications of the International Soling Association.

Martin Zeileis is a sailor from Austria, together with Karl Haist (helmsman) and Patrick Wichmann (foredeck), Zeileis won second place during the 2012 European Soling Championship. With this team he became the Best Europeans in this series.

The main article describes all European Soling Championships from one the first held in 1968 to the announced Championships in the near future. This article states the detailed results, where relevant the controversies, and the progression of the Championship during the series race by race of the European Soling Championships in the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. This is based on the major sources: World Sailing, the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the IOC and the IPC, and the publications of the International Soling Association.

The main article describes all European Soling Championships from one the first held in 1968 to the announced Championships in the near future. This article states the detailed results, where relevant the controversies, and the progression of the Championship during the series race by race of the European Soling Championships in the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. This is based on the major sources: World Sailing, the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the IOC and the IPC, and the publications of the International Soling Association.

Karl Haist is a sailor from Germany, together with Martin Zeileis (midperson) and Patrick Wichmann (foredeck), Haist won, as helmsman, second place during the 2012 European Soling Championship. With this team he became the Best Europeans in this series. Furthermore, Haist won the Soling World Trophy in 2011

References

↑ "Soling". www.sailing.org/. World Sailing. 1965. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
1 2 3 Collins, Matias, ed. (4 December 2003) [1968]. "INTERNATIONAL SOLING ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 26 October 2019 http://www.soling.com/rules/isaconstitution.pdf {{cite web}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
↑ Collins, Matias, ed. (1 January 2019). "ISA COMMITTEE MEMBERS" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ "Class Rules - Soling" (PDF). www.sailing.org/. World Sailing. 1 July 2019 [1967]. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ Collins, Matias, ed. (22 March 2004) [1969]. "Championship rules" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ Collins, Matias, ed. (1 December 2001). "Ranking Ruling" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ Collins, Matias, ed. (4 January 2006). "ISA Standard Notice Of Race" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ Collins, Matias, ed. (4 January 2006). "Standard Sailing Instructions" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ Collins, Matias, ed. (10 March 2012). "Permitted Instruments" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ Collins, Matias, ed. (22 March 2004). "Championship Agreement Form" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
↑ Collins, Matias, ed. (2019). "NATIONAL SOLING ASSOCIATIONS" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

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[WS-1] "Soling". www.sailing.org/. World Sailing. 1965. Retrieved 26 October 2019.

[ISA-2] 1 2 3 Collins, Matias, ed. (4 December 2003) [1968]. "INTERNATIONAL SOLING ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 26 October 2019 http://www.soling.com/rules/isaconstitution.pdf {{cite web}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[ISACommittee-3] Collins, Matias, ed. (1 January 2019). "ISA COMMITTEE MEMBERS" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[ClassRules-4] "Class Rules - Soling" (PDF). www.sailing.org/. World Sailing. 1 July 2019 [1967]. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[ChampionshipRules-5] Collins, Matias, ed. (22 March 2004) [1969]. "Championship rules" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[RankingRuling-6] Collins, Matias, ed. (1 December 2001). "Ranking Ruling" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[SNOR-7] Collins, Matias, ed. (4 January 2006). "ISA Standard Notice Of Race" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[SSI-8] Collins, Matias, ed. (4 January 2006). "Standard Sailing Instructions" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[PermittedInstruments-9] Collins, Matias, ed. (10 March 2012). "Permitted Instruments" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[ChampionshipAgreementForm-10] Collins, Matias, ed. (22 March 2004). "Championship Agreement Form" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[NSA-11] Collins, Matias, ed. (2019). "NATIONAL SOLING ASSOCIATIONS" (ASCII). www.soling.com. International Soling Association. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

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Abbreviation	ISA,^[1]^[2]
Formation	1967
Type	Association
Purpose	The object of the ISA is to promote the Soling Class throughout the world, to co‐ordinate competition under uniform rules, and to maintain the integrity of the one‐design nature of the class in co‐operation with World Sailing and the National Soling Associations.
Headquarters	España 1262
Location	San Isidro (BA1642) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Official language	English
President	Michael Dietzel
Vice presidents	Nelson Ilha Peter Hall Han van Veen
Secretary	Matias Collins
Treasurer	Susanne Küffer
Subsidiaries	National Soling Associations
Affiliations
Website	www.soling.com