International Sailing Federation
| International Sailing Federation ISAF | |
|---|---|
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| Official website | www.sailing.org |
| Sport | Sailing |
| Year of Formation | October 14, 1907 |
| Former Names | International Yacht Racing Union |
| Membership Size | 120+ |
| Other Affiliation | IOC |
| ASOIF | |
| IMO | |
| ISO | |
| WADA | |
| Patron | King Harald V of Norway Constantine II of Greece |
| President |  Carlo Croce (ITA) |
| Vice Presidents |  Nazli Imre (TUR) |
 Georg Andreadis (GRE) | |
 Chris Atkins (GBR) | |
 Adrienne Greenwood (NZL) | |
 Gary Jobson (USA) | |
 Qunhai Li (CHN) | |
 Scot Perry (URU) | |
| Secretariat | |
| Address | Southampton |
| Secretary General |  Jerome Pels |
| Head of technical and offshore | Jason Smithwick |
| Events manager | Alastair Fox |
| Competitions manager | Antonio de la Madrid |
| Training Manager | Dan Jaspers |
| Number of Staff | Approx. 20 |
| Sponsors | Rolex |
| Continental Association | |
| Africa (ASF) | |
| Asia (ASCON) | |
| Europe (EUROSAF) | |
| Oceania (OSAF) | |
| South America (SASC) | |
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the world governing body for the sport of sailing yacht racing.
Sailing is a very diverse sport. Competitive sailing takes place in or with many different types of boats including dinghies, windsurfers, multihulls, keelboats (see also sailing yachts), kitesurfing and radio controlled sailing boats. Furthermore, there are different disciplines such as 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.
History
The International Yacht racing union, IYRU, was formed in 1904, when Major Brooke Heckstall-Smith AINA, then Secretary of the Yacht Racing Association (now the Royal Yachting Association) wrote to the Yacht Club de France, pointing out the desirability of holding a conference for the purpose of devising an International Rule of Measurement for Racing Yachts acceptable to all European Countries. As a result, an International Conference of Yacht Measurement was held in London in January and June 1906, at which the Metre Rule was developed. This group went on to adopt a formal Constitution after a meeting at the Yacht Club de France in Paris on October 14, 1907 so this is seen as the formation date of the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU). A more detailed history is available on the ISAF website.[1] On August 5, 1996, the IYRU changed its name to the International Sailing Federation (ISAF).[2]
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
- Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS) See http://www.sailing.org/rrs
- Equipment Rules of Sailing (ERS) See http://www.sailing.org/ers
- Offshore Special Regulations (OSR) See http://www.sailing.org/specialregs
- ISAF Regulations and Constitution
Membership
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.[3]
Class Associations
The federation recognizes over 80 classes which are each entitled to hold world championships See http://www.sailing.org/classes
Affiliated Members
- IFDS International Association for Disabled Sailing [4]
- ORC Offshore Racing Congress [5]
- World Sailing Speed Record Council [6]
- International Radio Sailing Association [7]
Events
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.[8][9]
To help encourage high level international competition in the Classes used for the Olympic Games ISAF arrange the following events:
- ISAF Sailing World Championships this is held every four years and is the combined World Championships for the Olympic classes and used as part of the Olympic Quaifying procedure
- ISAF Sailing World Cup and annual global sailing tour
ISAF Classes World Championships
Each ISAF classes is entitled to hold a world championship
ISAF Initiated World Championships and events
The following World Championships are held:[10]
- ISAF Sailing World Championships
- ISAF Sailing World Cup
- ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships
- ISAF Team Racing World Championship
- ISAF Offshore Team Racing World Championship
- ISAF Women's Match World Championship
- ISAF Open Match Racing World Championship (Presently awarded to the overall winner of the World Match Racing Tour)
- ISAF World Sailing Games (former IYRU World Sailing Championship)
- ISAF Nations Cup
- ISAF Windsurfing World Championship
- IYRU Women's World Championships (from 1978 to 1992)
ISAF Recognised World Championships
- Offshore Racing Congress
- International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS)
- International Radio Sailing Association
ISAF Special Events
People
President
From 1906 to 1946 a chairman was elected from time to time to orchestrate the annual meetings.
- 1946 - 1955 Sir Ralph Gore was elected the first President
- 1955 - 1969 Sir Peter Scott (GBR)
- 1969 - 1986 Beppe Croce (ITA)
- 1986 - 1994
Peter Tallberg (FIN) - 1994 - 2004
Paul Henderson (CAN) - 2004 - 2012
Göran Petersson (SWE) - 2012 Carlo Croce (ITA)
Vice President
Vice Presidents have been elected since 1955.
- 1998 - 2008
David Kellett - 2004 - 2012 David Irish
- 2004 - 2012
Teresa Lara - 2004 - 2012
Teo Ping Low - 2008 - 2012 Alberto Predieri
- 2008 - 2012
Eric Tulla - 2008 - 2012
Tomasz Holc - 2008 - Present Nazli Imre (TUR)
- 2012 - Present Georg Andreadis (GRE)
- 2012 - Present Chris Atkins (GBR)
- 2012 - Present Adrienne Greenwood (NZL)
- 2008 - Present Gary Jobson (USA)
- 2008 - Present Qunhai Li (CHN)
- 2008 - Present Scot Perry (URU)
Presidents of Honour
- 1994 - Present HM King Constantine II of Greece[11]
- 1994 - Present HM King Harald V of Norway
- 1958 - 1991 HM King Olav of Norway
Race Officials
There are four types of race officials used to conduct sailing events recognised by ISAF as follows:
Official Awards
The International Sailing Federation hold the following awards together with service medals.
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.
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:
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Paul Elvstrøm (DEN) - Barbara Kendall (NZL)
- Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (GBR)
- Dame Ellen MacArthur (GBR)
- Olin Stephens (USA)
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Eric Tabarly (FRA)
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 also
References
External links
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