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The Interscholastic Sailing Association also known as ISSA is the organization that serves as the governing authority for all
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competition between both public and private secondary schools throughout the
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. The organization's headquarters is located in
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.


History and organization

The ISSA was formed in 1930 to govern sailing
regattas Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water body, water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt, and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and ...
between preparatory schools in
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. Now, the ISSA is organized into seven District Associations within ISSA that schedule and administer regattas within their established regions: * New England Schools Sailing Association * 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 Association 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
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) 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.


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* {{official website, http://www.hssailing.org/ 1930 establishments in the United States High school sports associations in the United States Organizations based in Massachusetts Sports organizations established in 1930 Sailing in the United States Yachting associations in the United States Youth sailing