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Seven of the nine sailors, who have been nominated to the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) for Athens, were in Dublin yesterday for the team send-off at the Mespil Hotel.

Well-wishers at the lunchtime gathering included Ireland's Olympic sailing medallists David WILKINS and Jamie WILKINSON whose 1980 silver medals were on display.

The guide, Countdown to the Athens Olympics, published by the national authority profiles the full squad and sets out Ireland's chances over the two weeks of competition from August 13.

The guide will also be published as a centre supplement to the June/July issue of the national boating magazine, Afloat that hits news stands next week.

The full list of nine Olympic Nominees from the Irish Sailing Association is as follows:

Event	Name	Class
Single-Handed Dinghy Men	David BURROWS	Finn
Double-Handed Dinghy Men	Ger OWENS and Ross KILLIAN	470
Double-handed Dinghy Open	Tom FITZPATRICK and Fraser BROWN	49ER
Single-Handed Dinghy Men	Rory FITZPATRICK	Laser
Single-Handed Dinghy Women	Maria COLEMAN	Europe
Keelboat Men	Mark MANSFIELD and Killian COLLINS	Star