Fiona BARRON

ISAF Vice-President

Date of Birth: 24 June 1950
Nationality: British
First Language: English
Other Languages: French (Basic)

ISAF Responsibilities

Areas: Africa, Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Coaches Commission
Connect to Sailing 
Development of the Sport
Training and Education
Windsurfing Committee
Youth and Development Committee
Youth World Championship Sub-Committee  

Personal Profile

Sailing Career

Crewed for my husband for 25 Years.
Club Champion 2000 and 2004
Scottish Women's Single Handed Champion 2003 and 2004
Scottish Europe Class Champion 2004

Sailing Administration

RYA Scotland Training Committee 1987-1990
RYA Scotland Council 1991-1994
RYA Scotland Council Chairman 1995-1998
Club Commodore 1986-1987 and 1998-1999
RYA Council 1993-1996
RYA Council (Honorary) 1999-2003
RYA Racing Committee 1999-2003
RYA Training Committee 2001 -
Director Scottish Sailing Institute 2000 - 
Race Committee Member UK Youth National Championships 1992, 1996, 2001
Other Sports Administration (i.e. involvement with sports other than sailing whether national, regional or international)
Ski Club Chairman 1990-1993
Ski Club Racing Convenor 1993-1997

Roles within ISAF

ISAF Council Member 1998-2000 and 2000-2004
ISAF Structure Working Party 2001 and 2002
Represented ISAF at an IOC 'Educations through Sport' Conference

Other significant experiences

Organised and run Club 'Learn-to-Sail and 'Race Training' 1990-2002
Guided my Son through Youth Squad and Olympic Squad Sailing 1990-1997
I have chaired a number of Royal Yachting Association disciplinary Appeal Hearings concerned with maintaining standards of RYA Qualified Instructors and RYA Recognised Training Centres.