Athletes named for Weymouth & Portland International Regatta
by ISAF 30 Jun 2011 19:02 BST
29 July - 11 August 2011
Athletes named for Weymouth and Portland International Regatta 2011
The entry list for the Weymouth and Portland International Regatta 2011, the London 2012 Olympic Test Event, has been finalised.
Sixty six nations have submitted the names of the 460 sailors who will test the conditions at Weymouth and Portland one year ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition.
For many of Member National Authorities there has been a selection headache with nations following game time rules where only one athlete per event is allowed.
In the Finn class Great Britain’s Ben Ainslie was selected ahead of Giles Scott and Ed Wright, Spain’s Marina Alabau received the nod ahead of Blanca Manchon and Anna Tunnicliffe (USA) lost out to Sally Barkow (USA).
The Women’s Match Racers open the Weymouth and Portland International Regatta on 2 August 2011 with the start of their Round Robins. The Men’s and Women’s RS:X begin on 4 August followed by the Laser, Laser Radial and Men’s and Women’s 470 on 5 August before the Finn, 49er and Star sailors begin their competition on 6 August.
London 2012 Games Olympic Sailing Competition
The London 2012 Olympic Games Sailing Competition will take place at the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy and Portland Marina, located in Dorset on the South Coast of England. Racing is scheduled to take place from 29 July to 11 August.
At the 2012 Games sailing will introduce women's match racing for the first time. The racing format will be a single round-robin, quarter finals, semi-finals and then the finals. The nine fleet racing events will all sail an opening series before the top ten in each event contest a double-points Medal Race to decide the final positions. The Medal Races have a target time of approximately 30 minutes and will take place close to the shore at the Nothe to allow spectators ashore to get close up to the action.