Qingdao spells the Future of Sailing

10:10 AM Sun 22 Aug 2010 GMT

'Qingdao Olympic Regatta 2008. Yin Jian (CHN) on the gold medal winner’s podium.' Guy Nowell &copy Click Here to view large photo

China has a very long sailing history. The Chinese explorer and trader Zheng Ho sailed to India and on to Africa between 1405 and 1433, but sailing as a sport has not on China's radar for the first hundred years of the modern Olympic competition. The International Olympic Committee began talking to the Chinese coastal city of Qingdao in 2001 and upon its confirmation in 2004 as the Beijing Olympic sailing venue, Qingdao embarked on a major redevelopment program of its waterfront shipyard area. Half a billion US dollars later, Qingdao delivered, building a sailing precinct which is unequalled around ...

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by Marine Business World