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Opening ceremony in Weymouth

Written by RYA | 28 July 2012

Penny Clark joins the TeamGB sailors at the opening ceremony in Weymouth...

Thousands of people packed the beach in Weymouth for the opening ceremony attended by TeamGB sailors, waving flags and chanting ‘GB, GB…’ Ladies match racer Annie Lush commented; “there were so many people and so many union jacks, it’s just awesome�?.

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