Inter-Scholastic Sailing Association
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The Inter-Scholastic Sailing Association (ISSA) is the organization that serves as the governing authority for all sailing
competition between both public and private secondary schools throughout the United States
.
. Now, the ISSA is organized into seven District Associations within ISSA that schedule and administer regattas within their established regions:
Individual schools are also responsible for scheduling dual meets and team-racing events.
Although there are over 350 high schools across the United States that field varsity sailing teams, relatively few of these schools own their own boats. Instead, most schools have established partnerships with community sailing organizations, colleges, or yacht clubs in order to gain access to a fleet of boats. Additionally, most high school sailing teams are involved with fundraising.
Many high school sailors go on to participate in college sailing (governed by the Intercollegiate Sailing Association
). Both college varsity teams (such as Yale University
) and club teams (such as the Vanderbilt Sailing Club
) recruit high school sailors.
The ISSA partners with Vanguard Sailboats
to help sponsor its national regattas.
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
competition between both public and private secondary schools throughout the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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History and Organization
The ISSA was formed in the 1930s to govern sailing regattas between preparatory schools in New EnglandNew England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
. Now, the ISSA is organized into seven District Associations within ISSA that schedule and administer regattas within their established regions:
- New England Schools Sailing Assocaiton
- Middle Atlantic Scholastic Sailing Association
- South Atlantic Inter-Scholastic Sailing Association
- South East Inter-Scholastic Sailing Association
- Midwest Inter-Scholastic Sailing Association
- Northwest Inter-Scholastic Sailing Association
- Pacific Coast Inter-Scholastic Sailing AssociationPacific Coast Inter-Scholastic Sailing AssociationThe Pacific Coast Interscholastic Sailing Association fosters high school sailing for the California Coast and Hawaii.The high school sailing season traditionally begins with the Sea Otter Regatta in October and for most ends with the PCCs in April. Typical fleet racing is sailed in small dinghies...
Individual schools are also responsible for scheduling dual meets and team-racing events.
Although there are over 350 high schools across the United States that field varsity sailing teams, relatively few of these schools own their own boats. Instead, most schools have established partnerships with community sailing organizations, colleges, or yacht clubs in order to gain access to a fleet of boats. Additionally, most high school sailing teams are involved with fundraising.
Many high school sailors go on to participate in college sailing (governed by the Intercollegiate Sailing Association
Intercollegiate Sailing Association
The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association is a volunteer organization that serves as the governing authority for all sailing competition at colleges and universities throughout the United States and in some parts of Canada.-History:...
). Both college varsity teams (such as Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
) and club teams (such as the Vanderbilt Sailing Club
Vanderbilt Sailing Club
The Vanderbilt University Sailing Club was founded in 1962 with an initial grant from Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, then the chairman of the University's Board of Trust...
) recruit high school sailors.
The ISSA partners with Vanguard Sailboats
Vanguard Sailboats
Vanguard Sailboats was founded in 1967 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA by Peter and Olaf Harken. The brothers started to gain attention after their sailing hardware was used on boats that won Olympic gold in 1968 and after Vanguard supplied the Finn class for several countries in the 1976 Olympics...
to help sponsor its national regattas.