ISAF Vice-President

Date of Birth: 15 October 1943
Nationality: Venezuelan
First Language: Spanish
Other Languages: English and French

Personal Profile

Recreational Windsurfer and Sunfish sailor

1985 - 2004 -Vice-President and President of Venezuelan Sailing Federation
1999 - 2003 - President of Pan-American Sailing Federation
1999 - President of Organizing Committee Centro American and Caribbean Sailing Games

1990 - 1994 - Elected Representative of Sports Federations for the Venezuelan Sports Institute
General Secretary for Flor Isava Foundation: bringing sports knowledge and sporting equipment for prisons and poor communities. Flor Isava was the first IOC woman member.

1995 - 1998 - ISAF Council: First Woman Council Member
1998 - 2004 - Chairman of ISAF Regional Games Committee
Member of ISAF Women's Sailing Committee and Youth and Development Committee
Current Member of ISAF Women's Forum
1995 - Member of the ISAF Nominating Committee (the Nominating Committee is responsible for ISAF Elections)
2004 to present - ISAF Vice-President

Current ISAF Vice-President Responsibilities

Area: South America

Installed a yearly Open Pan American Forum with the participation of Pan American countries where common problems are discussed
Reactivation of South American Sailing federation with a women and sailor commission
Obtained recognition of sailing as a National and Popular Sport in Venezuela. Today ten clubs own their dinghies and the sport is open to anyone who wants to learn sailing with a minimum fee.
Delegate and Team Leader in several Regional and Olympic Games
Instrumental in including for the first time sailing in African Games
Instrumental in ISAF decision in approving continental members: European Sailing Federation, Asian Sailing Federation, South American Sailing Federation and were recognized as affiliate members: Pan American Sailing Federation and Mediterranean Sailing Federation

Achieve a greater participation of continental federations in relevant continental sailing decisions.
"Develop amongst the membership of continental sailing federations a feeling of leadership and responsibility in order to enhance our sport at every level"
Maintain the selection of (at least) 4 Olympic classes suitable for developing countries and with appropriate costs.
In main regional games, achieve a perfect organization, and improve the sailing level until continental regional games can be selected as Olympic qualifiers.
Work out new ideas to achieve a better and stronger participation of women in all sailing fields, especially in developing countries.
Last but not least I will endeavour to make International Sailing Federation a helpful, cooperative, supportive body for MNA's. In this respect, I believe that using different languages in the web page and having good communication is an important issue.
The responsibility of having a supportive ISAF and a body that meets the expectations of MNA's also leans on a constant, responsible, honest communication. I will be a helpful Vice-President in this respect.