Pre-Olympic line-up published

460 sailors from 66 nations will be Weymouth this August

The entry list for the Weymouth and Portland International Regatta 2011, the Pre-Olympics/London 2012 Olympic Test Event, has been finalised.

66 nations have submitted the names of the 460 sailors who will test the conditions at Weymouth and Portland one year ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition.

For many of Member National Authorities there has been a selection headache with nations following game time rules where only one athlete per event is allowed.

In the Finn class for example Great Britain’s Ben Ainslie was selected ahead of Giles Scott and Ed Wright, while Spain’s Marina Alabau received the nod ahead of Blanca Manchon and in the Women's Match Racing, Anna Tunnicliffe (USA) lost out to Sally Barkow (USA).

The Women’s Match Racers open the Weymouth and Portland International Regatta on 2 August 2011 with the start of their Round Robins. The Men’s and Women’s RS:X begin on 4 August followed by the Laser, Laser Radial and Men’s and Women’s 470 on 5 August before the Finn, 49er and Star sailors begin their competition on 6 August.

View the full entry list here