On August 26 in Qinhuangdao, the Chinese Yachting Association and Haikou 
Municipal People's Government announced that a series of activities of the 2019 
Annual Chinese Sailing Festival will be held in Haikou on November 11-24. After 
the successful 2018 Annual Chinese Sailing Festival, this is a follow-up 
activity themed "Sailing City, Sailing Haikou".

The 2019 Annual Chinese Sailing Festival will include activities such as the 
annual meeting of the Chinese Yachting Association, the final of China Sailing 
League, the final of Chinese Family Sailing Competition, the China Sailing Hall 
of Fame and Keelboat World Championship.

World Sailing, national and regional Sailing Organizations, the General 
Administration of Sport of China, city representatives and athletes will attend 
the Festival. The first Keelboat World Championship is the world's 
highest-level single keelboat championship, newly launched by World Sailing. It 
is also the first world-class keelboat race to be held in China.

Liu Weidong, Secretary General of the Chinese Yachting Association, said that 
the Annual Chinese Sailing Festival series is a significant attempt of the 
Chinese Yachting Association and Haikou Municipal People's Government for 
building the culture of sailing, promoting tourism and implementing industrial 
integration. The Festival has received positive response from and is actively 
participated by the international and Chinese sailing communities.

Long Weidong, Vice Mayor of Haikou, introduced that Haikou, as one of the first 
batch of China Sailing Cities, has invested and built the Sailing & Windsurfing 
Training Base, Haikou Sailing Windsurfing Theme Hotel, the Sailing Windsurfing 
Boathouse, the Talent Building and National Sailing Base & the Public Marina. 
Focusing on the sport of sailing, Haikou aims to integrate sports with tourism 
and build a national sports tourism demonstration zone.

Source: Haikou Municipal People's Government

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