Archive for 'Sailing Academy'
Sailing Facilities Expansion Plans
Plans for new world class sailing facilities on Portland have been submitted, leaving Weymouth & Portland on track to become one of the first Olympic venues to be ready for the 2012 Olympics.
A new permanent slipway, additional boat parking in the form of a 560 berth marina, lifting and moorings are planned to deliver improved [...]
Posted: April 5th, 2007 under Portland, Sailing Academy, Weymouth.
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WPNSA in Bid to Land Americas Cup
Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy is battling it out with other sailing institutions around the globe to host The America’s Cup, the most prestigious sailing competition in the world.
Sailing enthusiasts are backing the bid as the Sailing academy becomes ever more popular with those who have graced our waters, hosting the competition would bring [...]
Posted: January 7th, 2007 under Portland, Sailing Academy, Weymouth.
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Attractions Urged to Start Preparing for 2012
VisitBritain tourism agency has offered advice to Weymouth & Portlands tourist attractions: ‘Start preparing now’. Top on the agenda according to the agency is the need to learn foreign languages to help the influx of foreign visitors.
Lord Coe has jumped in on the act describing the games as a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity for [...]
Posted: January 3rd, 2007 under Hotels/Accommodation, Misc, Sailing Academy.
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Increased CCTV Planned For Sailing Academy
Weymouth & Portland Borough Council has drafted a plan to increase CCTV coverage watching the Sailing centre and its surrounding area. Although still in draft form working its way around various committees environment director Richard Burgess says “There is CCTV at the sailing academy at the moment but we’d like to link it up with [...]
Posted: October 25th, 2006 under Planning, Portland, Sailing Academy.
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Coe To Visit Sailing Academy Oct 3rd
Sebastian Coe is scheduled to open Weymouth College’s new sports centre on October 3rd at 10.45am whilst on an ‘honours’ trip visiting the area and Sailing centre to bang the 2012 Olympic drum.
The SW 2012 games director Mr Lavender said “The opening of Weymouth College’s new sports centre by Sebastian Coe underlines how important the [...]
Posted: September 23rd, 2006 under Planning, Portland, Sailing Academy, Weymouth.
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Local Sailing Clubs May Face Water Restriction
Local clubs have been discussing restricting public sailing along with establishing a British training camp at Castle Cove as part of the Olympic preparations.
The discussions are between the RYA, Weymouth Yacht clubs and a forum for the sailing clubs and part of the plans are key ‘mock olympic’ games events to be held in 2010 [...]
Posted: September 21st, 2006 under Planning, Sailing Academy.
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Olympic Branding Warning
Olympic branding warning from the London 2012 organising committee and the IOC
Posted: September 11th, 2006 under Planning, Sailing Academy.
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Olympics Roadshow Rolls Into Town
Olympics Roadshow Rolls Into Town
Posted: July 23rd, 2006 under Planning, Sailing Academy.
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Poole Denied Olympic Training Role
Poole Denied Olympic Training Role
Posted: July 12th, 2006 under Planning, Sailing Academy, Weymouth.
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County Olympics Vision
County Olympics Vision
Posted: July 7th, 2006 under Planning, Portland, Sailing Academy, Weymouth.
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