Dear members of ISCA, receive greetings from your class leadership.
Before starting, I want to thank the members of ISCA and National Associations for supporting the class leadership during 2025, which obliges us to fulfill with greater responsibility the plans for a better future and growth of the class.
With 2025 coming to an end, and after having approved ZIM Sailing as the new ISCA boat manufacturer at the end of 2024, we have had a very busy year working with World Sailing (WS) to achieve the proposed goals and comply with all WS regulations to continue maintaining the international status of the ISCA Class.
The joint work between ISCA, Zim Sailing, and WS consisted of achieving the three proposed objectives: 1. ISCA Boat Construction Manual; 2. Approval of Zim Sailing as the manufacturer of the ISCA boat by WS; 3. Signing of the Agreement between ISCA and WS, which guarantees the international status of the ISCA Class.
Construction Manual: The ISCA Class, in coordination with Zim Sailing, decided to look for “Sunfish” from different years produced before 2016, to scan them and find the best consistent design produced. Once the scanning was done, the Construction Manual was developed, and the molds (which are property of the ISCA Class) were manufactured to start production. Production of the ISCA boat began in May 2025, and a technical visit from an international WS measurer, was able to certify that the manufacturing complied with the parameters of the Construction Manual.
Approval of Zim Sailing as the manufacturer of the ISCA boat by WS: After the report from the international measurer, WS sent a letter dated Oct 30, 2025, to Zim Sailing approving them as the manufacturers of the ISCA boat and approving the molds for its production.
Agreement between WS and ISCA: finally, on Dec 1, 2025, the Class received the agreement between WS and ISCA, signed by the CEO of WS (previously, on Oct 30, 2025, the ISCA Class had already sent the signed agreement). This agreement grants ISCA the status of an International Class and allows us to hold Worlds, Continentals, Regionals, Nationals, etc., championships, such as PanAm, Central America and Caribbean (CAC), and South American (Odesur) Games, under the auspices of World Sailing.
As we can see, after two and a half years of hard work, we have been able to secure the future of the ISCA Class, and a new beginning that will allow us to plan and develop the Class. I can only thank Chris Williams, Vice President of ISCA, John Butine, ISCA Measurer, and Martine Zurinskas, ISCA Administrator, for the great work carried out during this process. My thanks also extend to Zim Sailing, in the persons of George Yioulos, Bo Williams, and Sam Patterson, with whom we have had regularly scheduled meetings to stay informed about progress, challenges, and solutions to relevant issues. From my point of view, we could not have chosen a better partner for this new beginning of the Class.
The 2025 World Championship, held in Salinas, Ecuador, from December 5 to 12, with 84 competitors, was a complete success. It was the first time the Women's World Championship was held, alongside the Youth and Master World Championships, fulfilling all four events with the WS requirements for a World Championship. It was a monumental accomplishment and thank you to Salinas Yacht Club for all the support.
My congratulations to all the competitors who made these events a complete success. Especially to the podium of the Open World Championship: Simón Gómez from Colombia, Jean Paul de Trazegnies from Peru, and Sebastian Medina from Puerto Rico. Likewise, to our first Female World Champion, Caterina Romero from Peru, Tadas Koreiva from Ecuador, Youth World Champion, and Peter Stanton from the USVI, Master World Champion.
I can only thank the members of the ISCA Executive Committee and the class administrator for their hard work during 2025, and all the NICAs for their constant support in helping us achieve our goals and consolidate the future of the class.
I hope everyone enjoys the year-end festivities, and that we return refreshed for a 2026 full of joy and good fortune, allowing us to continue growing our class.
Willo Cappelleti, ISCA President
isca.president@sunfishclass.org
