Detailed plans for regenerating Osprey Quay and Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy ahead of the 2012 Games have been unveiled. The facilities will be transformed into world-class training and competition venues, with a new permanent slipway, more race-boat parking, and lifting and mooring facilities. More than 300 people took the opportunity to comment on the plans before they are submitted to local planners and the Harbour Authority at the end of March. Ralph Luck, Olympic Delivery Authority Director of Property, said: "We will be going for gold to ensure Weymouth and Portland is one of the first venues ready for 2012. "Elite athletes and the local community alike will benefit from new world-class facilities before, during and long after the Games. "This scheme is an excellent example of how the Games can act as a driver for wider regeneration, spreading Olympic benefits around the country."

Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee, said: "This scheme will transform Weymouth from an existing top class venue into a world class training and competition venue equipped to stage further major international sailing events and competitions after the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games."

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