VISA’s purpose:

• To govern, promote and encourage interest and participation in the sport of sailing in the US Virgin Islands for all segments of the community by serving as the National Authority;
• To encourage our membership to participate in local and overseas competition and to provide them with a framework and logistical support to succeed at International and Olympic events;
• To maintain its status as a Full Member of World Sailing (“WS”) and to make such affiliations with other Associations that will maintain and enhance the Association’s role as the National Authority for US Virgin Islands.
• To promote educational programs in the training of sailors, race officials and race management personnel for participation in international, national and intersectional competition To recognize and support WS by; Promoting the objects, interests and influence of WS; Carrying out and respecting WS’s rules, regulations and decisions; Using reasonable endeavors to persuade others within the Association’s jurisdiction to refrain from actions that are inconsistent with WS’s objects,rules regulations and decisions.
• To represent its Members to WS
• To provide a Committee to hear and determine appeals from the ruling of any Protest Committee of races sailed within VISA’s jurisdiction.
• To arrange and conduct races where the need arises.