| Sailing at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
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| Venues | Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy |
| Dates | 29 July – 11 August 2012 |
| No. of events | 10 |
| Competitors | 380 from 63 nations |
| Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
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| RS:X | men | women |
| Laser Radial | women | |
| Laser | men | |
| Finn | open | |
| 470 | men | women |
| 49er | open | |
| Elliott 6m | women | |
| Star | men | |
Sailing/Yachting is anOlympic sport starting from the Games of the 1stOlympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of1904 and possibly the cancelled1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule.Sailing at the2012 Summer Olympics inLondon was held 29 July – 11 August 2012 atWeymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy inWeymouth. The 2012 sailing program consisted of a total of ten events (eight classes). Elevenfleet races were scheduled off the coast atWeymouth Bay for each event, except for the49er and theElliott 6m classes. For the 49er class, a total of 16 races were scheduled. Of the 11 (16) races, 10 (15) were scheduled as opening races and the last one asmedal race. For the Elliott 6m a series ofmatch races was scheduled. The sailing was done on different types of courses.
| Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy | |
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 Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy | |
 Interactive map of Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Location | Osprey Quay, Portland,, Dorset DT5 1SA |
| Coordinates | 50°34′19″N2°27′21″W / 50.57194°N 2.45583°W /50.57194; -2.45583 |
| Elevation | Sealevel |
| Opened | 2008 |
| Inaugurated | Improvements to the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy were ready for competition by 2008. The new slipway, moorings and other facilities have already been used for several international events. |
| Client | LOCOG |
| Owner | Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy |
| Other information | |
| Seating type | Standing |
| Seating capacity | 17,400 |
According to the IOC statutes the contests in all sport disciplines must be held either in, or as close as possible to the city which the IOC has chosen. Among others, an exception is made for the Olympic sailing events, which customarily must be staged on the open sea. On account of this principle,Weymouth and Portland was selected for the honor to carry out the Olympic yachting regattas. For that purpose theWeymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy was reconstructed.
The land based part of the WPNSA includes:
A total of five race areas were set on Weymouth Bay of the coast of the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. The exclusion area was limited by a fictive line between Portland and the mainland. All racing took place within this exclusion zone. The five course areas were positioned according to the table below the map but could be moved anywhere within the exclusion zone.[1]
Fifty-seven nations qualified for the sailing events and a further six were allocated places not taken up by qualified nations to give a total of 63 nations participating.[2] The only countries to have qualified in all events were France, New Zealand, the US and the hosts, Great Britain;[2] New Zealand declined to take up their place in the Women's RS-X.[3]
| Continents | Countries | Classes | Boats | Male | Female |
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| 6 | 63 | 10 | 273 | 237 | 143 |
 Argentina (ARG) |  Australia (AUS) |  Austria (AUT) |  Belgium (BEL) |
 Bermuda (BER) |  Belarus (BLR) |  Brazil (BRA) |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
 Canada (CAN) |  Chile (CHI) |  China (CHN) |  Cook Islands (COK) |
 Colombia (COL) |  Croatia (CRO) |  Cyprus (CYP) |  Czech Republic (CZE) |
 Denmark (DEN) |  Egypt (EGY) |  Spain (ESP) |  Estonia (EST) |
 Finland (FIN) |  France (FRA) |  Great Britain (GBR) |  Germany (GER) |
 Greece (GRE) |  Guatemala (GUA) |  Hong Kong (HKG) |  Hungary (HUN) |
 Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) |  Ireland (IRL) |  Israel (ISR) |  Virgin Islands (ISV) |
 Italy (ITA) |  Japan (JPN) |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) |  South Korea (KOR) |
 Saint Lucia (LCA) |  Lithuania (LTU) |  Malaysia (MAS) |  Mexico (MEX) |
 Montenegro (MNE) |  Monaco (MON) |  Netherlands (NED) |  Norway (NOR) |
 New Zealand (NZL) |  Peru (PER) |  Poland (POL) |  Portugal (POR) |
 South Africa (RSA) |  Russia (RUS) |  Singapore (SIN) |  Slovenia (SLO) |
 Switzerland (SUI) |  Sweden (SWE) |  Thailand (THA) |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |  Tunisia (TUN) |  Turkey (TUR) |  Ukraine (UKR) |
 Uruguay (URU) |  United States (USA) |  Venezuela (VEN) |
| Class | Type | Event | Sailors | Trapeze | Mainsail | Jib/Genoa | Spinnaker | First OG | Olympics so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS:X | Sailboard |  | 1 | - | + | - | - | 2008 | 2 |
| RS:X | Sailboard |  | 1 | - | + | - | - | 2008 | 2 |
| Laser Radial | Dinghy | | 1 | - | + | - | - | 2008 | 2 |
| Laser | Dinghy | | 1 | - | + | - | - | 1996 | 5 |
| Finn | Dinghy |  | 1 | 0 | + | – | – | 1952 | 16 |
| 470 | Dinghy | | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1988 | 7 |
| 470 | Dinghy | | 2 | 1 | + | + | + | 1976 | 10 |
| 49er | Dinghy | | 2 | 2 | + | + | + | 2000 | 4 |
| Elliott 6m | Keelboat | | 3 | 0 | + | + | + | 2012 | 1 |
| Star | Keelboat | | 2 | 0 | + | + | – | 1932 | 18 |
| ● | Opening ceremony | ● | Practice race | ● | Race | ● | Medal race | ● | Closing ceremony |
| Date[1][4] | July | August | ||||||||||||||||
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| 26 Thu | 27 Fri | 28 Sat | 29 Sun | 30 Mon | 31 Tue | 1 Wed | 2 Thu | 3 Fri | 4 Sat | 5 Sun | 6 Mon | 7 Tue | 8 Wed | 9 Thu | 10 Fri | 11 Sat | 12 Sun | |
| Women's Men's | ● | ● ●● | ● ●● | ● ● | ● | ● | ||||||||||||
| Women's Men's | R 22 | 2RR 2222 | 22RR 22222 | 22RR 222 | 2RR 22222 | 22 22232 | 222RR 222 | 22 22 | 22 | 2KO 2 | 2KO | KO | KO | |||||
| Women's Men's | MRMR | MR MR | MR MR | MR | MR | MR | FP | |||||||||||
| Total gold medals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Ceremonies | ● | ● | ||||||||||||||||
Legend:
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Source:[5]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| RS:X details | Marina Alabau Spain | Tuuli Petäjä Finland | Zofia Klepacka Poland |
| Laser Radial details | Xu Lijia China | Marit Bouwmeester Netherlands | Evi Van Acker Belgium |
| 470 details | New Zealand (NZL) Jo Aleh Polly Powrie | Great Britain (GBR) Hannah Mills Saskia Clark | Netherlands (NED) Lisa Westerhof Lobke Berkhout |
| Elliott 6m details | Spain (ESP) Támara Echegoyen Ángela Pumariega Sofía Toro | Australia (AUS) Olivia Price Nina Curtis Lucinda Whitty | Finland (FIN) Silja Lehtinen Silja Kanerva Mikaela Wulff |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
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