ISSA News
The ISSA Board has issued the following statement effective immediately:
Dave Perry and Steve Hunt hosted a virtual ISSA Coaching Master Class with 4 sessions in the Spring of 2020. Check out all of the documents and videos from this Coaching Master Class, presented by ISSA and US Sailing.
The ISSA is pleased to provide the opportunity for high school sailing team coaches around the U.S. to get together and raise the level of their coaching skills and knowledge in this time when we can’t get out on the water. We are excited that Steve Hunt and Dave Perry have agreed to be the coaches/facilitators for this four-part webinar series on raising the bar for all high school sailing team coaches.
The ISSA Board has voted to cancel the 2020 spring season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
MISSA Spring Status April 2, 2020 Spring High School Sailing ( and fall planning)
Following up on the ISSA Statement dated March 19, 2020 (see below) regarding the Spring 2020 High School sailing season, the NESSA Officers and Executive Committee want to clarify the following for our member schools.
An update in regards to the Spring 2020 season and the COVID-19 outbreak in our region
The following spring 2020 ISSA regattas are cancelled: Mallory, Baker, NIT, Phebe Corckran King, all MISSA Tier 1 and Tier 2 regattas, all MISSA Tier 3 regattas scheduled before May 1st. We have made this decision out of an abundance of caution for health and safety of not only our athletes and their families, coaches, race officials, and volunteers, but also society as a whole. While it is disappointing to all of us, we need to keep the big picture in mind. Coaches and team leaders have an important role in communicating with their student-athletes in giving perspective and context to this decision. We would love to be able to encourage the physical activity and social interaction that high school sailing brings, but it would be irresponsible to do so at this time. Stay tuned, continue to be good teammates, coaches, and support systems for each other. - Ted Anderson, MISSA President