ZeroC Sailing £5,000 Donated to Charity Aimed at Promoting the Sport of Sailing The company developing the Olympic Village at Portland have donated £5,000 to The Chesil Trust charity.  Kim Slowe, Managing Director at ZeroC, was at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) on 6th May 2011, to make the generous donation on their behalf.  The Trust exists to enable young or disabled... 

WPNSA Green Conference Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy Environmental Conference Champions Clean Sustainable Seas and Oceans Internationally renowned Environmental Organisations will be heading to the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) on May 26th this month to partake in a ground-breaking environmentally based conference.  The emphasis will be placed on ‘thinking... 

Vintage Bikes in Lyme Regis JURASSIC COAST RUN    On Wednesday 18th May, the Dorset Section of the Vintage Motorcycle Club will be stopping at Gunn Cliff, Lyme Regis, for lunch, after a ride from Weymouth via Eggardon Hill, Whitchurch Canonicorum, and Uplyme. They will return via Charmouth and West Bay. This run is part of the Third Weymouth Week. The 160 riders will be camping at Bagwell Farm... 

Windsurfing Weymouth Weymouth and Portland Delivers Top Course Racing Conditions for UK Windsurfing Association Cup Series 2011 The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy was at the forefront of top UK windsurf course racing this past weekend.  As the venue for the first event of the UK Windsurfing Association’s 2011 Cup Series there was plenty of anticipation for high wind speeds essential... 

Sigma 38 races Trademark Wind at Weymouth and Portland for 2011 Sigma 38 OOD National Championships The trademark winds of Weymouth and Portland performed for the 2011 Sigma 38 OOD National Championships over the past ‘Royal Wedding’ weekend.  The 150 plus yacht racers on site at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy delighted in a 4 race series during big Bay conditions.  After... 

Swanage Railway SWANAGE RAILWAY VOLUNTEERS TO DECORATE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE TO MARK WILLIAM & KATE’S ROYAL WEDDING Dedicated Swanage Railway volunteers are to mark tomorrow’s Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton by decorating the large 1940s main line express steam locomotive hauling the special day’s train service on the relaid Purbeck Line. The smokebox of 1947 Brighton-built...