Olympic Legacy Lives On At The National Sailing Academy

As befits a sport that was responsible for providing Britain with five Olympic medals, and is the chosen sport of one of the greatest ever Olympians, Sir Ben Ainslie, the sailing community has come up with a tasteful and very appropriate way to remember the great days that were enjoyed down on the south coast this time last year.

Five Medal Haul From Our Olympians

It is taking the form of  the installation of  a set of Olympic rings to commemorate hosting the London 2012 sailing events, and will stand at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA).It is hoped  the sea-facing rings  will be in place by the autumn.
Continuing the dignity of the project, the academy will also feature the Paralympic Agitos symbol and a carved Portland stone listing the Team GB and Paralympics GB sailors who took part.

The Olympic rings, which will be seen from the English Channel waters that were home to the events will be made out of aluminium with vinyl colouring.

John Tweed, WPNSA chief executive, has been one of the driving forces behind the project, and said “The Academy has entered a new phase in its evolution post Games, but as a 2012 venue the Olympics and Paralympics are still very much part of this sporting facility’s DNA.

“It has been a long term vision of ours to ensure an onsite legacy at Weymouth and Portland. The world renowned rings offer such a strong visual representation of the Games, they will bring back wonderful memories from the summer of sport to both the local community and visitors”.

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