The international governing body for the sport of sailing, founded in Paris in 1907 as the International Yacht Racing Union, headquartered in London, renamed the International Sailing Federation in 1996 and World Sailing on 14 November 2015. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Body TypeInternational federation 1 HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom. 1 FoundersFounded 14 October 1907 at the Yacht Club de France in Paris as the International Yacht Racing Union, the process initiated by Major Brooke Heckstall-Smith, then Secretary of the Yacht Racing Association. 1 Connections
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1. Wikipedia, World Sailing
WikipediaHistory section, 2015 renaming
On 14 November 2015, ISAF changed its name to World Sailing.
Sailing and the Olympics section
Sailing (called yachting in the early years) has been a mainstay of the modern summer Olympic games since 1896, omitted only from the 1904 summer games in St. Louis.
History section, founding
Major Brooke Heckstall-Smith AINA, then Secretary of the Yacht Racing Association
History section, founding date
14 October 1907
Infobox, executive office address
London
History section, original name
This group went on to adopt a formal Constitution after a meeting at the Yacht Club de France in Paris on 14 October 1907 which is seen as the formation date of the International Yacht Racing Union.
- Governs: Sailing, Lead section, scope of governance
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