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The London 2012 Summer Games are in just two short days! The Canadian Olympic Sailing Team is in battle mode at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy where the sailing will be hosted. Coaches, Support staff and most importantly Athletes are counting down the hours until their full fledged fury releases on the water.

The opening ceremonies held at Wembly Stadium in London are set to make one of the most impressive Olympic Openings in years, with full effects in place to transform the arena into a depiction of the English countryside. Athletes will be led into the stadium by Kingston’s, Simon Whitfield, who won the gold medal for triathlon in the 2000 summer games. The ceremonies are set to start at 9pm local London Time, or 4pm eastern standard.

The sailing doesn’t kickoff until Sunday July 29th, although the Stars and Finns are sailing a practice race Saturday. Medal races begin Sunday August 5th with Stars and Finn’s first to claim some hardware. The weather looks promising from a wind perspective although not as pleasant, as the rain is returning with the wind. Over the course of the first three days of competition, there looks to be a comfortable variety of conditions ranging from the low teens to well into the 20 knot range for the third day of racing.

Head coach for Canada Ken Dool, “Team Canada is in good form; measurement has been completed for the Finn with the Star next up on the docket Thursday morning. The final preparations of boats and bodies is all looking good, everyone is healthy and in good form. The majority of the athletes have completed their heavy lifting (preparation) and are in the final stages of tidying up loose ends. Our squad with the exception of the Star team, Finn team and support staff, are all heading up to London to take in the Opening Ceremonies on Friday night which is bound to be a colossal performance.”

We’re all very excited for this event, four years in the making. Don’t forget to follow the Canadian Olympic Sailing Team on Facebook and at canadiansailingteam.ca as we keep the latest updates fresh for your cheering pleasure! Watch Facebook for the quickest updates and canadainsailingteam.ca for in depth reports from the coaches and media.