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![[International Sailing Federation flag]](../images/i/int@isaf-2012.gif)
image by Zoltan Horvath, 11 November 2013
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The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is recognized by the
International Olympic Committee as the world
governing body for the sport of sailing.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Sailing_Federation
The world governing body for the sport of sailing was created at the
Yacht Club de France in Paris on October 14, 1907 in October 1907. It was
initially known
as the International Yacht Racing Union before the names was changed
to the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) on 5 August 1996.
The International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) evolved from the need for
racing sailors to have a uniform set of rules and measurement standard
and there is now a system of rules and measurement that are used
world-wide in all sailing events.
Before 1870 individual yacht clubs developed their own set of
racing
rules of which
each was the sole arbiter in interpreting and applying them. While the
popularity of racing against other clubs grew so did the confusion and
frustration on the race course.
In Britain, there were several attempts to develop a uniform set of
rules and the first meeting to develop such rules was the 'Yachting
Congress' organized by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club on 1 June 1868.
This congress was attended by 23 representatives from 14 clubs. Under
the guidance of Captain Mackinnon, a sub-committee of the congress
compiled a pamphlet of the existing rules on all the yacht clubs.
The Congress met again on 4 March 1869 when a draft of the racing
rules were examined and adopted. However, when published in the
yachting press it met with severe criticism and was abandoned.
The need for a coherent set of rules continued to grow. A number of associations
were formed and their rules subsequently rejected. In 1881, when HRH Albert
Edward, Prince of Wales was Commodore of
the Royal Thames Yacht Club and the
Royal Yacht Squadron, these two clubs joined the
Yacht Racing Association (which changed its name in 1953 to become the
Royal Yachting Association) along with the New Thames
Yacht Club and developed a set of rules for British waters.
Again confusion arose over the different measurement standards that were being
used in Europe, North America and Britain. Consequently, yachts from different
countries could not compete on equal terms. Major Brooke Heckstall-Smith,
secretary of the Yacht Racing Association, wrote to
the Yacht Club de France expressing the need to devise
an international rule of measurement for racing yachts that was acceptable to
all European countries. As a result, an International Conference on Yacht
Measurement was held in London in January and June 1906 and the 'Metre Rule' was
developed and is still used today in the 12 Metre, 8 Metre, 6 Metre and other
Metre boats. The attendees formed the International Yacht Racing Union and
adopted a common code of yacht racing rules based on that of the
YRA.
At that time the IYRU comprised of the yachting authorities of
Austria-Hungary, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany,
Great Britain, Holland, Belgium,
Italy, Norway,
Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
In November 1929, representatives from the North American Yacht Racing Union (today
known as US Sailing) actively took part in the discussions to ensure that the
North American Yacht Racing Rules and the International Yacht Racing Rules were
almost identically worded and that neither one would change their rules without
first informing the other. In 1960 a totally universal code of racing rules was
agreed and implemented.
ISAF currently consists of 137 member nations (Member National Authorities, MNAs)
(
http://www.sailing.org/about-isaf/mna/index.php ) who are its principle
members, and responsible for the decision making process that governs the
sailing world.
There are currently 104 ISAF International, Recognized and Classic Yacht Classes
(
http://www.sailing.org/classes/index.php ), ranging from the small Optimist
Dinghy up to the largest, the 60ft Monohulls.
ISAF, from its outset, has worked towards a primary goal to ensure that as many
people as possible go sailing.
Source:
http://www.sailing.org/167.php
Affiliated Members of the ISAF are:
- IFDS
(International Association for Disabled Sailing)
- ORC (Offshore Racing
Congress)
- World Sailing Speed
Record Council
- International Radio
Sailing Association
Esteban Rivera, 08 April 2012
International Sailing Federation has changed its name since November 14, 2015
to World Sailing. Source:
http://www.sailing.org/worldsailing/about/history.php
Since then, a
new logo was unveiled (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/69/World-Sailing-Logo-2016.svg)
so it is most likely that a new flag is in use, replacing the old one.
Esteban Rivera, 22 May 2018
The protocol manual for the London 2012 Olympics
(Flags and Anthems Manual London 2012 [loc12])
provides recommendations for flag designs. Each
international federation and international
paralympics federation was sent an image of the flag, including the PMS
shades, for their approval by LOCOG. Once this was obtained, LOCOG produced a 60
x 90 cm version of the flag for further approval. So, while these specs may not
be the official version of each flag, they are certainly what the
international federation and
international paralympics federation believed the flag to be.
Ian Sumner, 10 October 2012
Last year Ian Sumner made some scans from the flag manual for the London
2012 Olympics (Flags and Anthems Manual London 2012) which provides
recommendations for flag designs of international sporting federations.
For International Sailing Federation - ISAF: PMS 281 blue.
Zoltan Horvath, 10 November 2013
The current logo of ISAF is seen
here. (Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Sailing_Federation )
The flag (with current logo) is seen
here and
here. (Sources:
http://sailbenoni.com/about-sail-benon/ and
http://ftnews.firetrench.com/page/1237/ )
In 2007 the ISAF reached its
centenary,
producing several flags and a burgee:
- ISAF Centenary Flag (large):
The ISAF Centenary flag is 1.8m wide by 0.9m white high (6ft by 3ft). It is
white with the ISAF Centenary logo printed single-sided hemmed with rope at each
end.
- ISAF Centenary Flag (small):
The small ISAF Centenary flag is 0.9m wide by 0.6m white high (3ft by 2ft). It
is white with the ISAF Centenary logo printed double-sided hemmed with a rope
and toggle.
- ISAF Centenary
Burgee: The ISAF Centenary burgee is 34cm wide by 20cm high (13inches by
8inches). It is white knitted polyester with the ISAF Centenary logo printed
single sided and finished with hems and rope top and bottom.
The ISAF centenary logo is seen
here.(Source:
http://www.sailing.org/20263.php )
ISAF centenary flags being waved, can be found here:
-
http://www.sailing.org/images/news/07_STW(DarwinSC)flag_360.jpg
-
http://www.sailing.org/images/news/07_STW(YCPE)flag_360.jpg
-
http://www.glyc.org.za/images/ISAF_Centenary.jpg
-
http://www.sailing.org/1672.php (set of pictures where the flag is seen)
Esteban Rivera, 08 April 2012
![[International Sailing Federation flag]](../images/i/int@isaf-2012v.gif)
image by Zoltan Horvath, 11 November 2013
The ISAF has 137 member nations (Member National Authorities, MNAs)
The objects of Continental Members are set out in ISAF Regulation
2.34(c), as follows:
(i) the promotion of the sport of sailing in its area of influence;
(ii) the co-ordination, together with local member national
authorities of the competition calendars to avoid clash of dates of
competitions;
(iii) the establishment of the basis for development and promotion of
classes, `which are popular in its territorial area, though not
recognized by ISAF;
(iv) the promotion of race officials' education and the encouragement
of exchanges of race officials between countries in its area;
(v) the co-ordination of competition activities with the Member
National Authorities and the regional sports organizations within
their regions which are responsible for organizing sports events in
their region.
On the Continental leves (some) MNA's are:
- PanAmerican Sailing Federation (official website)
Burgee: n.d. ,
Logo. It comprises the North, Central and South American (Confederación
Sudamericana de Vela) and its affiliated to the PASO / ODEPA Its full members
list is
here.
-
Federación Iberoamericana de Vela (official website)
It comprises the Iberian Peninsula and South America
Burgee: n.d. ,
Logo:
Its full members list is here (map)
- Confederación Sudamericana de Vela (official website) (South America)
Burgee: n.d. ,
Logo.It comprises 9 affiliated organizations representing the following
Member National Authorities
- Argentina: (Federación Argentina de Yachting) (official website) Burgee: n.d.
,
Logo.
- Brasil: (Federaçao Brasileira de Vela e Motor) (official website) Burgee: n.d. ,
Logo,
Flag.
- Chile: (Federacion Chilena de Navegación a Vela) (official website) Burgee: n.d. ,
Logo,
Flag.
- Colombia: (Federacion Colombiana de Vela) (official website)
Burgee,
Logo.
- Ecuador: (Federacion Ecuatoriana de Yachting) (official website)
Burgee,
Logo.
- Paraguay: (Federación Paraguaya de Vela) (official website) Burgee: n.d. ,
Logo.
- Peru: (Federacion Peruana de Vela) (official website) Burgee , Logo (old): ,
Logo (new).
- Uruguay: (Yacht Club Uruguayo) (official website)
Burgee , Logo:
- Venezuela: (Federacion Venezolana de Vela) (no official website)
Burgee, Logo:
Esteban Rivera, 08 April 2012
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