International Sailing Schools Association

International Sailing Schools Association
Abbreviation	ISSA
Formation	1969
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;
Founded at	Paris and London
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.
Headquarters	22 Lecha Street, Warsaw, Poland
Location	Etude Verrey & Terrier – notaires, 85, avenue Général-Guisan, CH-1009 Pully, Switzerland; Προδρόμου, 51, Floor 2, Στρόβολος 2063, Λευκωσία, Κύπρος Cyprus;
Coordinates	52°17′01″N 21°03′40″E / 52.283631°N 21.061004°E
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. 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.

In 1982, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe granted the ISSA consultative status as an NGO.

In 2005 World Sailing discussed the role of ISSA at its annual conference.