International Sailing Schools Association

Non-profit international association

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International Sailing Schools Association

Abbreviation	ISSA
Formation	1969; 55 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	52°17′01″N 21°03′40″E / 52.283631°N 21.061004°E / 52.283631; 21.061004
Website	https://issa.global

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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "ISSA was created in 1969 in London". International Schools Sailing Association. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The International Sailing Schools Association". Go Sailing. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^ "International Sailing Schools Association". International Sailing Schools Association. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ "ISSA INTERNATIONAL SAILING SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION LTD". opencorporates. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^ 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.
^ Secretary General of the Council of Europe (7 January 1982). "Parliamentary Assembly: Documents-Working Papers". Parliamentary Assembly (4826): 1. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
^ "Focus on the Future". World Sailing. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ 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.