Original title: Sailing at Weihai Station of 2024 China Family Sailing Race

Workers' Daily Client, June 15 (Workers' Daily - Mo Qiufi, reporter of China Industrial Network) On June 15, the 2024 China Weihai HOBIE Open Sailing Race&HOBIE16 Asian Championships and China Family Sailing Race Weihai Station were officially opened in Weihai International Bathing Beach, with 73 fleets from Thailand, Hong Kong, China and other countries and regions participating in the race.

China Family Yachting Race Weihai Station is hosted by China Yachting Association and hosted by Weihai Discoverer Sailing Club. It has two levels, T1 and T2, and 40 fleets participate. The 2024 China Weihai HOBIE Open Regatta and HOBIE16 Asian Championships were also held at the same time, attracting professional sailing athletes and enthusiasts from all over the world.

Shen Yanping, member of the Party Working Committee and deputy director of the Management Committee of Weihai High tech Zone, delivered a welcome speech to congratulate the opening of the 2024 China Family Sailing Race Weihai Station. She said that HOBIE sailing race is a popular and ornamental catamaran sailing race in the world at present, and is called "the pearl on the crown of international coastal cities". The holding of this "heavyweight" competition has added a beautiful scenery to Weihai, a beautiful coastal city "most suitable for human habitation". A group of top players who dare to challenge and stand up to the tide will surely inject new vitality into the "hot" Weihai Cultural Tourism by riding the wind and waves and flying their dreams here.

Luan Fengyan, deputy director of the Shandong Provincial Sports Bureau, said in his speech that HOBIE sailing is an important carrier of outdoor water sports. It has the characteristics of easy introduction, strong water experience and great promotion value and market development prospects. The success of this competition is of great significance to the development of sailing and the expansion of sports industry. The Shandong Provincial Sports Bureau will play the role of the host unit to provide support for the further development of the event.

Fu Danqing, Vice President of China Yachting Association, said that since its inception in 2018, China Family Sailing Race has gone through 22 cities, held 61 races, and accompanied thousands of ordinary families to spend the weekend leisure time with parents and children. This year is the second time that Family Sailing Race has come to Weihai. This return shows the deep foundation of Weihai's sailing masses. More than half of the 40 teams in this competition are local players in Weihai. This not only demonstrates the love of Weihai citizens for sailing, but also confirms the solid achievements of Weihai in promoting and popularizing sailing. The enthusiasm of the masses for participation and the increasing influence of the event year by year will lay a solid foundation for more high-level sailing events to be held in Weihai in the future!

Weihai is located on the coast of the Yellow Sea, with a long and winding coastline, open sea area, good water quality, moderate and stable wind, which provide ideal natural conditions for sailing. There is not too much commercial shipping interference in the sea area here, so sailing can be carried out in a relatively safe and pure environment.

From Beijing, we "have a band in my family" said that what we enjoyed most was the feeling of sailing speed when a stroke blew during the competition. "We experienced the power of teamwork and the beauty of nature in the wind and waves. Although the child can't participate in it in person, we seem to be fulfilling a dream for him. Through this race, we not only enjoyed the fun of sailing, but also gained many precious memories. We look forward to the next family sailing race together."

The Sailing Team is composed of two adults and two children. In this family sailing race, the children are mainly responsible for identifying the wind direction and ballast at sea. During the race, we worked together with the children, and gradually became more and more tacit. The sailboat galloped on the sea, as if it was really riding the wind and waves. I feel very proud and happy to see the children working together in the game. I look forward to more such opportunities in the future to challenge the new voyage with my family.

In recent years, from infrastructure construction to policy support, Weihai Municipal Government has provided all-round guarantee for the development of sailing sports. In the future, Weihai plans to further enrich the event content, add more interactive links and interesting competitions on the basis of home sailing competitions, so that more citizens and tourists can participate in them and feel the unique charm of sailing.

Fu Danqing, Vice Chairman of China Yachting Association, Luan Fengyan, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of Shandong Provincial Sports Bureau, Liang Hao, Vice Mayor of Weihai, Jiang Jinjun, Director of Weihai Municipal Sports Bureau, Shen Yanping, Member of the Party Working Committee and Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Weihai High tech Zone, Yu Siming, Deputy Secretary of the General Party Branch of Shandong Qingdao Sports Training Center, Ding Zhenghang, Chairman of the North Pacific Region of the International Hobie Level Association, Wu Xuejun, President of Weihai Sailing Association, attended the opening ceremony.