Olympic dream moving into view for sailors

The bellowed commands from the instructor echoing around the dinghy park of the Weymouth & Portland Sailing Centre almost seemed oddly out of place as 100 schoolchildren preparing to go Dragon Boat racing roared back enthusiastically.
Olympic dream moving into view for sailors

This was their first step into boating along with some makeshift rafts while a fleet of Pico sailing dinghies waited patiently for the youngsters’ initial taste of the sport of sailing.

Barely four years ago, this place was the venue for the London 2012 Olympics and now, with preparations in full swing for Rio 2016, the British venue is packed this with world champions and multiple medallists.

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