The Olympic and Paralympic sailing events in 2012 will be hosted at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA), also built by Dean & Dyball. 

The WPNSA which opened in 2000 will be enhanced for the Olympics, with the construction of a new permanent 150m slipway; a new race-boat parking area; new race-boat lifting facilities; and new race-boat moorings to be sheltered by a wave protection structure.

Dean & Dyball beat off competition from a shortlist of construction firms which included Carillion, Birse, Edmund Nuttall and Raymond Brown.

Construction work is due to start on site in Spring with completion due for the end of the year, meaning the venue will be one of the first sites ready for the Games.

Andy Crawford, director of Dean & Dyball's Southern Region, said: “We are delighted to have the opportunity to return to the WPNSA to complete its transformation into a world class Olympic and Paralympic venue.

We look forward to working with our designers, Hyder Consulting, to fulfil the ambitions of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG), the ODA and future generations of sailors, with this prestigious and exciting project.”