Located in Dorset on the south coast of England, Weymouth and Portland provides some of the best natural sailing waters in the UK, with facilities on land to match.Inspire a generation
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- Weymouth and PortlandLocated in Dorset on the south coast of England, Weymouth and Portland provides some of the best natural sailing waters in the UK, with facilities on land to match.
- page-1Best of SailingDay 15: Action from the women's Elliot 6m SailingDay 14: Highlights from the 470 Sailing finals
Did you know?
- The sport’s name was changed from Yachting to Sailing at the Sydney 2000 Games.
- Great Britain was the most successful nation in the Sailing competitions at Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.
- The most successful Olympic sailor is Denmark’s Paul Elvstrom. He won the first of his four gold medals at consecutive Games in 1948, and was still competing in 1988 at the age of 60.
- Crown Prince Olav of Norway won gold in the Six-metre Sailing class at the Amsterdam 1928 Games.