| Sailing at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
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| Venues | Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy |
| Dates | 29 July – 11 August 2012 |
| No. of events | 10 |
| Competitors | 380 from 63 nations |
| Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
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| RS:X | men | women |
| Laser Radial | women | |
| Laser | men | |
| Finn | open | |
| 470 | men | women |
| 49er | open | |
| Elliott 6m | women | |
| Star | men | |
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of 1904 and possibly the cancelled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London was held 29 July – 11 August 2012 at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy in Weymouth. The 2012 sailing program consisted of a total of ten events (eight classes). Eleven fleet races were scheduled off the coast at Weymouth Bay for each event, except for the 49er and the Elliott 6m classes. For the 49er class, a total of 16 races were scheduled. Of the 11 (16) races, 10 (15) were scheduled as opening races and the last one as medal race. For the Elliott 6m a series of match races was scheduled. The sailing was done on different types of courses.