Sailing at the

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was held 29 July – 11 August 2012 at

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in Weymouth. The 2012 sailing program consisted of a total of ten events (eight classes). Eleven fleet races were scheduled off the coast at

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for each event, except for the 49er and the

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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 as medal race. For the Elliott 6m a series of match races was scheduled. The sailing was done on different types of courses.

Venue

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was selected for the honor to carry out the Olympic yachting regattas. For that purpose the

was reconstructed.

Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA)

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The land based part of the WPNSA includes: * Administrative and game management center * Media center * The "Hangar" for measurement, social events and logistic center. * (Inter)National sailing center * Craning, mooring and slipway facilities

Course areas

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.

Competition

Qualification

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. The only countries to have qualified in all events were France, New Zealand, the USA and the hosts, Great Britain; New Zealand declined to take up their place in the Women's RS-X.

Overview

Continents

* Africa * Asia * Oceania * Europe * North America * South America

Countries

Classes (equipment)

Race schedule

Medal summary

Men's events

Women's events

Medal table

References

External links

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