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With only two weeks to go until our eight Irish sailors descend on Weymouth for the 2012 Olympic Games, the ISA is delighted to launch a new Olympic and Paralympic website www.ISAOlympic.com.

The website hosts a wealth of information on both the competitors and the sport. You will find news, videos, photographs, biographies and much more.

To coincide with the new website, the ISA has also launched a new Facebook App and Competition on the ISA Olympic Facebook page www.facebook.com/ISAOlympic. Here you can show your support for the Providence Resources Irish Olympic and Paralympic Sailors and enter in to a competition for 16 different prizes including sailing lessons with the Olympic sailors themselves, signed team photographs and team clothing.

Website: www.ISAOlympic.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ISAOlympic

The commodores inspection this year will concentrate on the traditional values of seamanship, and a tidy and seaworthy ship.

I look forward to seeing you there!

This year the LSYC Sailing School will operate from Monday 9th July to Friday 17th August, with Johnny Coyle as Senior Instructor.

Courses will run on weekdays, with a minimum class size of 5 and a maximum of 8.

Contact Conor Desmond for further details and to book a place: conordesmond1966@hotmail.com, mobile +44 (7703) 583420

LSYC will be assessed as an accredited ISA Sailing Centre during an early course, thanks to hard work by Conor, James, James and Johnny to prepare for the assessment. Following accreditation, all sailing school participants will be able to gain ISA Sailing Course certificates, and progress through the training scheme.

Race results for the Woman on the Water (Siobhan!) and Junior Helm races have been posted.

Well done to Siobhan, who kept the crew of Niamh under control on a very wet, very gusty Saturday afternoon, and well done to Cian Margey winning the Junior Helmsman Race on Sunday on board Faustina.

Race Creek 5, which was abandoned due to lack of wind, has been rescheduled for Club Fleet to Tue 17 July 2012, 6pm start, HW 18:29, by agreement with the skippers.

A decision for IRC class will be taken shortly.