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London 2012
On Wednesday 6th July at 12.46pm the International Olympic Committee announced that London will be the host city for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. This is fantastic news and looks set to have a huge impact on Torbay.
The venue for the Olympic sailing has already been named as Weymouth where the National Sailing Academy already exists. Torbay now looks ideally placed as a venue for some of the training for the teams in the three years leading up to the 2012 games.
Torbay Development Agency is working closely with Torbay Council’s Cultural Services Department, the Bay’s yacht clubs and a wide range of private sector organisations in preparing a business plan to demonstrate that Torbay is the ideal location to host sailing preparation camps.
Capt. Mowat, Torbay Director of Marine Services commented
“This is great news for Torbay .We have some of the finest sailing conditions in the country here which compare favourably to those of Weymouth, an important factor for the teams preparation.
“We believe that prevailing wind conditions, wave conditions and the impact of land mass will compare well and provide first class training conditions that will be ideal for the major teams.”
Robert Horne Commodore of the Yacht Club added,
“Torbay has always had an excellent reputation for first class sailing, hosting the Olympic training camps can only enhance this further”
Torbay Council and the Torbay Development Agency have been working in partnership to regenerate the harbours at Brixham and Torquay. Developing the additional facilities for the Olympic sailing preparation camps will complement existing work and act as a catalyst for future developments
Richard Morgan, Chief Executive of the Torbay Development Agency said,
“We now have the opportunity to invest in marine facilities that we will need to host the major teams. We have long cherished the concept of a maritime centre of excellence in Torbay and this should be exactly the trigger we need”
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