International Soling Association

The International Soling Association, ISA, was founded as soon as the Soling became an International class in 1967. Originally an "Owners Club" became a very self-supporting organization who provided great support for the whole Soling community and guarded the Soling one-design during her Olympic tour of duty as well as in the present time.

Object
The object of the ISA is to promote the Soling Class throughout the world, to co‐ordinate competition under uniform rules, and to maintain the integrity of the one‐design nature of the class in co‐operation with World Sailing (WS) and the National Soling Associations (NSAs).

Governance
The operation of the ISA is in the hands of the ISA Committee and is lay down within a set of rules.

ISA Committee
Source:

1 January 2022 - 31 December 2022

Rules
The ISA rule set consist of the following documents:
 * WS INTERNATIONAL SOLING CLASS RULES
 * ISA Constitution
 * ISA Championship rules
 * ISA Ranking Ruling
 * ISA Standard Notice Of Race
 * ISA Standard Sailing Instructions
 * ISA Permitted Instruments
 * ISA Championship Agreement Form

National Soling Associations
In 2019 there are 24 NSAs active and there are three countries with individual fleets. Since 1968 over fifty countries (not counting the no longer existing countries like the USSR, Yugoslavia and East-Germany).

International Championships
Under auspices if the ISA the following annual International regattas are organized. These events are Open for sailors of all nationalities. For these regattas the ISA Championship rules applies. The Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions must written be as close as possible to the ISA Standard Notice of Race and the ISA Standard Sailing Instruction end must be approved by the ISA Championship Committee:
 * Soling World Championship
 * Continental Championships
 * Soling European Championship
 * Soling North American Championship
 * Soling South American Championship
 * Soling World Trophy

Besides these regattas the ISA is also part of the Vintage Yachting Games Organization.

The National Soling Associations will organize there Soling National Champions and local regattas.