Start date: Sunday, July 29
End date: Saturday, August 11
Medals contested: 10
Venue: Weymouth and Portland
Total athletes: 380
Aussie athletes: Aiming to send a full team of 17
Another water sport that Australia has excelled in, sailing at the 2012 Games will feature 10 different events and a variety of craft, from dinghies to windsurfing boards.
Australia's traditional sporting rivalry with Great Britain featured during the 2008 Olympics, with Great Britain narrowly edging the Aussies to top the medal tally.