All sailing events for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Weymouth & Portland. The area is a world class sailing destination; our sailing waters are credited by the Royal Yachting Association as the best in Northern Europe and we have facilities on land to match in the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy. The venue is located adjacent to Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA).
Being an active member of 'Team Dorset' West Dorset Leisure Holidays offers ideal locations to accommodate your requirements leading up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sailing events and indeed for the Olympics themselves. Sandyholme Holiday Park in Owermoigne is situated approximately 10 miles from Weymouth and offers Touring and Camping pitches as well as Caravan Holiday Homes for Hire. Highlands End, Golden Cap and Coastal Holiday Parks surround the town of Bridport which is approximately 20 miles from Weymouth and between them they offer pitches for Touring and Camping and Caravan Holiday Homes and Self Catering accommodation to hire. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any Olympic enquiry on 01308 422139.
It 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.
A new slipway, 70 moorings and associated facilities have been developed at WPNSA. This will form part of the Sailing venue, with 250 of the berths used for test events and during the Games.
Weymouth and Portland is one of the first of the venues to be ready for the 2012 Games.
Sailing will be a non-ticketed event: it will be free for spectators who will be able to view the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing competitions not only from the shore, but also from the many high points around the coastline overlooking Weymouth and Portland Harbour.
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.