Calling all sailors! Are you interested in the future of sailing?

The 13th International Sailing Summit (ISS) is happening this week and the future of sailing in on the agenda.

The ISS is one of the key events on the Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) programme, taking place on Monday 17th November 2014, the day before the exhibition doors open.

The event is being streamed live and will be available on "replay" afterwards. SailRacer, in conjunction with Danish sports media specialist SportsXstream, will be filming the presentations, streamed live via the internet.

Boatshed.com are proud to support the SailRacer team in the live streaming of this event. You can access the steam on the ISS site here; LIVE FEED

British Sailing, the committee representing the interest of sailing within the British Marine Federation (BMF), host the Summit.
The theme is , ‘Waking up the sailing industry – how sailing needs to modernise, diversify and develop to attract and retain participants’, inspiring the sailing community with testimonies of success as well as presenting innovative strategies and thinking for individual business success.

Topics and speakers include:
-Welcome from Iain Percy, Olympic Gold Medallist
-Learning from Another Industry – Growing Participation in Cycling with Terry Greenwood, British Cycling
- Empowering Women Through Sports : Mrs Salma Al Hashmy and Her Highness Sayyida Ghada Al Said, Oman Sail
-Engaging Young Sailors' : Riki Hooker and Martin Wadhams, RS Sailing

Boatshed.com are proud to support the live streaming of this event and you can access the steam on the ISS site here; LIVE FEED (from Monday 17th November 2014)