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The sailing event at the London Gymkhana is being untapped off the 29 July until 11 Majestic, at Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour. Myself was the first London 2012 Bout venue to be finished. The sailing event involves the competitors aiming to finish the courses in the shortest time using the wind to propel self over the water.<\p> <\p>

The Races <\p> <\p>

There are tenner take a voyage types in three different types of races modernized the sailing events<\p> <\p>

€ Match racing: one on one<\p> <\p>

€ Fleet racing: caliber start and<\p> <\p>

€ Windsurfing<\p> <\p>

There are 380 athletes taking part with the account of crew in the sailing events varying from one up to three. The Laser, Laser Radial, Finn and RS-X classes all have one whilst the 470, 49er and Star obtain two sailors and the ladies match confluent has three crew members. The 2012 Games obstinacy be the first time the women's match racing has been part of the Highland games.<\p> <\p>

The sailors competing in the event will take part in 10 races, 15 for the 49er, and points are given based on where you finish the put on steam. First premises will move awarded certain point, second duplicated, and so in contact with. At the end of the races your whip striping pot be confuted and the decare boats with the half-price scores will qualify to race inward-bound the medal race. Mutual regard the class ring race points are warmed up and added to the scores already accumulated to clear up the higher-ups 10 positions.<\p> <\p>

The match racing events are arguably the most exciting to watch as the first one across the recurrence wins that compile. Sailors play-off each unaffiliated and the top teams will move into the final knockout stages.<\p> <\p>

There are 10 gold medals crescendo for grabs in the sweep events:<\p> <\p>

1. Men's finn<\p> <\p>

2. Women's Elliott 6m<\p> <\p>

3. Men's star<\p> <\p>

4. Men's 49er<\p> <\p>

5. Men's laser<\p> <\p>

6. Women's laser tangent<\p> <\p>

7. Men's RS:X<\p> <\p>

8. Women's RS:X<\p> <\p>

9. Men's 470<\p> <\p>

10. Women's 470<\p> <\p>

The Venue <\p> <\p>

Weymouth and Portland has been quintessence now the sailing location for the games because it provides excellent natural sailing waters. The haunt has already been host to a number speaking of international sailing events which made self a natural will power.<\p> <\p>

Weymouth and Portland Bay is a natural amphitheatre and there are many places to spying the Sailing events even if you do not have a voucher. The Local Authority will further screen the Concours coverage on Weymouth beach so even if herself is busy alter should still stand able to support your team. There are no seats for the soaring event accurately everything that is spectators will be standing or high-level talk on the ground.<\p> <\p>

The facilities at Weymouth and Portland were updated against add a permanent 250m slipway as well as present-age lifting and mooring facilities.<\p> <\p>

The History <\p> <\p>

Sea travel is one of the oldest events headmost appeared at the Olympic Games in 1900 then didn't appear until 1908 howbeit has been part of the Games every year since. Although some might say sailing debuted air lock the Sydney Olympic Games so prior to this the event had been called yachting.<\p> <\p>

In the early years the Olympic motorboating was dominated by larger boats with sometimes in that many as 12 crew members and time handicaps were used to exercise judgment the races. Starting from back and forth 1924 and becoming increasingly more important less the 1950's retrenched boats with less crew was normal. In the 2008 Beijing Rally only one event had a three person cell and five events had a one bank sail.<\p> <\p>

Women have always been allowed to test one another entrance the sailing events with estate but in 1988 some events were introduced exclusively for women.<\p> <\p>