The British Olympic Association have named a strong sailing squad of 18 for the Beijing Olympics.

Nine sailors, including two time Olympic champion Ben Ainslie (pictured), had already been selected, and they were joined by a further nine sailors in the final squad.

"I'm now delighted to announce the rest of the sailors, which includes a strong mix of experienced and new talent, who will be joining the team at the Olympics in August," said BOA chief executive Simon Clegg.

"This means that sailing is the first sport for which we have completed selection and we wish all the sailors the best of luck as they prepare to go to Qingdao to compete for Team GB at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Final nine sailors selected to represent Team GB at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games:

Laser Radial (women's one person dinghy)

Penny Clark

RS:X Men (men's windsurfer)

Nick Dempsey

RS:X Women (women's windsurfer)

Bryony Shaw

470 Men (men's two person dinghy)

Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield

470 Women (women's two person dinghy)

Christina Bassadone and Saskia Clark

Tornado (multihull)

Leigh McMillan and Will Howden

Previously selected sailors:

Finn class (heavyweight dinghy)

Ben Ainslie

Yngling class (women's keelboat)

Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson

49er class (skiff)

Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes

Laser class (men's one person dinghy)

Paul Goodison

Star class (men's keelboat)

Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson

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