2012 Olympic Games at Weymouth & Portland

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Sailing Events of the 2012 Olympic Games at Weymouth & Portland in Dorset !

The ten sailing events for the 2012 Olympic Games were decided by the ISAF Council at their 2007 Annual Conference in Estoril, Portugal.

The ten events selected by the ISAF Council for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition are:

One person dinghy - Men
One person dinghy heavy - Men
Two person dinghy - Men
Two person dinghy high performance - Men
Windsurfer - Men
Keelboat - Men
One person dinghy - Women
Two person dinghy - Women
Keelboat match racing - Women
Windsurfer - Women

In Olympic sailing a competitors must guide their craft around a defined course with the aim of crossing the finishing line first. Olympic-class sailing craft vary in length from 3.35 metres to 8.2 metres. Each event consists of a series of races and competitors score points for their position in every race, with the winner getting one point, second getting two points and so on. At the end of the competition the individual or crew with the fewest points is declared the winner.

The ten sailing events will be held at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) and the adjoining commercial marina in Dorest on England's beautiful south coast.

The Olympic Games run from 27 July to 12 August 2012

The Paraolympic Games run from 29 August to 9 September 2012

The setting for the sailing events at Weymouth & Portland has kick-started the regeneration of the former Naval Air Station at Portland, now known as Osprey Quay, where new residential, commercial and marina facilities are already underway. It is an exposed spot at the western end of the English Channel, providing some of the best natural Sailing waters in the UK, with facilities on land to match.

Work to enhance the sailing facilities at Weymouth and Portland has been completed. The enhancements to the existing WPNSA facilities include a new permanent 250m slipway and new lifting and mooring facilitlies.

The project was completed on budget and ahead of schedule, providing world class facilities for elite athletes and the local community more than three years before the Games.

Sailing has historically been a non-ticket event. However the Olympic organisers are currently reviewing their ticketing strategy with a view to bringing a spectator experience to suit various levels. This may include free "Live Sites", quiet cliff observation points, ticketed venues with TV, tracking and commentary and ticketed and specific spectator boats. The ticketing review process is due to conclude during 2009.

The National Sailing Academy will benefit from the improved facilities that the Games will leave behind, providing a state-of-the-art facility for elite training, competition and local community use.

This use has already started. From a community programme through to hosting the Olympic Windsurfing discipline, RS-X class World Championships in 2009. The events programme is extensive and will also include hosting the IFDS (Paralympic Sailing) World Championship in 2011.

Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour provides some of the best natural sailing waters in the UK, with facilities on land to match. The site has already hosted numerous international sailing events, including the 2006, ISAF World Youth Championships attended by over 60 nations.

FUNDING

The London 2012 project is delivered by two key organisations - one private, one public.

LONDON ORGANISING COMMITTEE of the OLYMPIC GAMES & PARALYMPIC GAMES

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) is the private sector company responsible for staging and hosting the 2012 Games. It has a £2bn budget, with almost all of it raised from the private sector.

The commercial revenue will come from several sources. LOCOG receives income from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as well as generating its own income from sales of tickets, merchandise and most importantly, a domestic sponsorship programme.

OLYMPIC DELIVERY AUTHORITY

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is the public sector body responsible for the delivery of the new venues and infrastructure required for the London 2012 Games. The ODA budget is drawn entirely from the public sector.

The ODA is funded by the Department of Culture Media & Sport, the Greater London Authority, the London Development Agency and the Olympic Lottery Distributor.

This funding is contributing to the construction of the venues and infrastructure in the Olympic Park, the facilities at Weymouth and Portland, Broxbourne and Eton Dorney, and the legacy that will follow the Games.

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY

£2.2bn of National Lottery funds are helping to create the facilities to host the Games, providing a long lasting legacy for the people of east London and the wider UK. The lottery will share in the profits made from the land and property sales in the future.

As well as part funding the venues and infrastructure required to host the Games, the National Lottery is also playing a key role in funding work that will lead to increased participation in sport at a community and grassroots level and deliver improved community services and facilities.

This funding sits alongside other programmes designed to support our leading Olympic and Paralympic athletes in their mission to win medals at the world's greatest sporting event.

THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE MEDIA & SPORT

The Government Olympic Executive in the Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) leads for Government on delivery of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. It reports to the Olympic Minister (based in the Cabinet Office).

The DCMS is responsible for managing central Government funding for the Games and wider regeneration costs. In addition the DCMS is also responsible for bringing together the legacy benefits brought by all the wider sporting, cultural, environmental, educational and business enterprise initiatives that will take place all over the country as a result of the Games before, during and after 2012.

THE GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY

The Greater London Authority (GLA) is working to deliver the Mayor's objectives for the London 2012 Games, and ensuring that hosting the Games brings the best possible benefits to Londoners.

The GLA is contributing £925 million to the Olympic Delivery Authority. This money willl be spent on the regeneration , infrastructure and facilities that will continue to benefit Londoners for generations to come.

THE LONDON DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

The London Development Agency (LDA) is the Mayor's agency responsible for driving London's sustainable economic growth and is involved in the 2012 Games to ensure that London and Londoners maximise the long-term benifits that hosting the Games will bring.

A major milestone was reached in July 2007 when the LDA met its commitment to deliver the land for the construction of the Olympic Park and for the long-term regeneration of the Lower Lea Valley. Control of this land has now been handed to the ODA.

Working in partnership with the ODA the LDA is continuing with its planning of the legacy development of the Olympic Park. In addition the LDA is investing in the future by spearheading a wide range of business support programmes and skills.

The LDA is also providing £250 million towards the costs of the infrastructure and venues for the Games and is investing £220 million in the clean-up of the Park, which the ODA is managing on the LDA's behalf.