For ISR36, the road to LA28 connects two sailing cultures and one historic objective. Skipper Mika Sternberg was born in Tel Aviv and raised in Los Angeles. She began racing Optimists in Israel, won an Israeli national title, and continued through the American youth-sailing system after moving to California. Her development included international dinghy racing and progression into high-performance and Olympic-class boats. Crew Yogev Alcalay comes from Sdot Yam, one of Israel’s important sailing centers. He developed through Israel’s competitive ILCA 7 pathway before moving into the Nacra 17. Together, Mika and Yogev are campaigning as ISR36 with the goal of putting Israel on an Olympic catamaran starting line for the first time. That goal gives the campaign both personal and national significance. For Mika, LA28 would be an Olympic Games on her home waters. For the team, it would mark a new chapter for Israeli sailing in the mixed multihull event. The Nacra 17 can exceed 30 knots while foiling. Mika is responsible for steering, tactics, and continuous coordination; Yogev’s crew role includes the athletic and technical work required to manage sails and foils and execute maneuvers at racing speed. Trust and communication are not optional. They are part of the boat’s performance system. ISR36’s published campaign plan reflects the scale of the task: approximately 270 training days per year, more than 20 regattas from 2026 through 2028, and five Olympic qualifying events. Those numbers show why Olympic sailing cannot be reduced to a single trials event. Qualification is the result of a long international program supported by coaching, race-ready equipment, logistics, travel, recovery, and thousands of decisions on and off the water. Training in Southern California gives ISR36 repeated access to the region that will host LA28 sailing. Yet local knowledge must be tested against international fleets. Every regatta is an opportunity to sharpen speed, decision-making, and team execution under pressure. ISR36 is pursuing more than one Olympic start. Its broader vision is to establish a pathway for future Israeli sailors in high-performance catamaran sailing.