Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Eleven fleet races were scheduled off the coast at Weymouth Bay for each event, except for the 49er and the Elliott 6m classes.
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.
The five course areas were positioned according to the table below the map but could be moved anywhere within the exclusion zone.
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Portland Harbour ( (P): ) 50° 35.19’ N, 02° 26.54’ W
Nothe Harbour ( (N): ) 50° 36.18’ N 02° 25.98’ W
Weymouth Bay West ( (W): ) 50° 37.18’ N 02° 23.55’ W
Weymouth Bay South ( (S): ) 50° 35.71’ N 02° 22.08’ W
Weymouth Bay East ( (E): ) 50° 36.58’ N 02° 19.70’ W
Blue: Water
Gray: Never participated in OG
Dark Gray: Participated in earlier OG
Green: Country participated for the first time
Dark Blue: Country participated also on previous games
Red: Country boycotted the sailing event of the OG