Weymouth and Portland Sailing Olympics and Paralympics 2012


Sailing news, events and ticket information from the Dorset Echo for Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour, the official venue for sailing events for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games

Our Olympic team: Luck Patience

Luck Patience

11:00am Tuesday 21st February 2012

WE’RE so excited to be joining Team Volvo! It’s funny because for the past few years me and Stu have been training partners to these guys who have all been driving Volvos around and have Volvo on their sails and we feel it is a pretty elite group to get into.

Portland's Adam Greaves lands his dream Olympic job at the Nothe Fort

The Nothe Fort

11:00am Tuesday 21st February 2012

Portland’S Adam Greaves has finally overcome the hurdle of his young age to secure a dream job at the Olympics.

Olympic ambassador visits St Nicholas and St Laurence Primary School in Weymouth

Olympic Ambassador Cordie Tett with Youth Sport Ambassadors Sophie Suter, Emily Fraher, Marcus Heggie and Daniel Henman

4:00pm Monday 20th February 2012

A NEWLY-appointed Weymouth and Portland Olympic ambassador has educated primary school children about helping out in the Olympics.

Australian trio out of Olympics

9:00am Sunday 19th February 2012

THE Australian match racing team Nicky Souter, Katie Spithill and Jessica Eastwell have decided not to compete at the London 2012 Olympics.

Grrreat Tiger test for Scott

NEW CHALLENGE: Giles Scott

8:30am Saturday 18th February 2012

Portland world champion dinghy sailor Giles Scott is celebrating an exciting twist in his career after being selected for an Amer-ica’s Cup big boat racing challenge.

Our Olympic team: Sarah Kennedy of the Weymouth and Portland Ambassador (WPA) programme

Sarah Kennedy

9:00am Friday 17th February 2012

MORE than 20 organisations have joined forces in Dorset to orchestrate the smooth running of the sailing competition and associated events for the London 2012 Games.

Team-building is next up for top sailors and windsurfers

Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson

6:30pm Thursday 16th February 2012

BRITAIN’S top sailors and windsurfers will be swapping choppy waters for the smooth track of a velodrome for the start of their teambuilding event tomorrow.

Our Olympic team: Lucy Macgregor, competing in the Match Racing class

Lucy Macgregor

11:00am Wednesday 15th February 2012

SKANDIA Team GBR is the British Sailing Team in the Olympic and Paralympic classes.

Gold medallist feels 'privileged' to be on Team GB for Olympics

Olympic medallists Iain Percy, Bryony Shaw, Ben Ainslie and Andrew Simpson with staff at Skandia

11:00am Tuesday 14th February 2012

SEEING the excitement of the newest Team GB members has reminded double gold medallist Iain Percy how ‘privileged’ he is.

Weymouth and Portland is an Olympic VIP (Very Important Place)

ROYALTY: King Harald of Norway

12:00pm Monday 13th February 2012

EUROPEAN royalty, the world’s leading business figures and a host of celebrities are set to descend on Weymouth and Portland for the Olympics.



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