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Sunday, 11 May 2008

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Qingdao International Marina

Qingdao International Marina & Olympic Sailing Center
1 YanEr Dao Lu
Telephone: +86 (532) 8309-2020
ShiNan District > Fushan Bay Area (CBD)
Qingdao, Shandong Province China
燕儿岛路1号, 中国山东省青岛
www.sailing2008.org

Notes:
The Qingdao Qingdao International Marina & Olympic Sailing Center is located at the former Beihai dockyard in FuShan Bay adjoining Wusi (May 4th) Square and DongHai Xi Lu. The Sailing Regattas of the 29th Olympic Games in 2008 as well as the 13th Paralympic Games will be held at this location, now called Qingdao International Marina & Olympic Sailing Center. Olympic Village Construction & Qingdao International Marina Photo Gallery (2006)

Qingdao Sailing News

Double Thousand Project
Over 8.8 million RMB was donated by China Merchants Bank, Huaxia Bank, Bank of Communications and 45 other financial enterprises for Qingdao's campaign to bring Olympic sailing onto local school campuses. This will help promote primary and secondary Olympic sailing to young local talented athletes. The ‘Double Thousand Project’ goals include the creation of one hundred Youth Sailing Clubs, the training 1000 junior sailors, and the purchase of 1000 sailboats for use by students in the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Regatta.

Rain to Clean the 2008 Olympic Air
Seeking to clean the air and ensure sunshine before the 2008 Olympics, Chinese meteorologists say they will, through a process known as cloud seeding, create precipitation in the days before the opening ceremonies to empty the air of excess moisture.

US Sailing Team Wins Two Gold Medals, One Bronze at the 2006 International Sailing Regatta
The first of two annual Olympic Test Events were held at the Qingdao International Marina in Qingdao, a coastal city located 692 kilometers east of Beijing. Ranked a Grade 2 event by ISAF, the regatta featured the Olympic sailing competition’s nine classes: Finn (men); 470 (men and women); Laser (men); Laser Radial (women); Neil Pryde RS:X (men and women); 49er, Star, Tornado (all open); and Yngling (women). Exactly two years before the 2008 Olympic Games, 34 top-ranked members of the US Sailing Team (USST) got a taste of Olympic competition at the 2006 Qingdao International Regatta from August 18-31. The USST competed against 430 sailors from 40 countries and regions.

Qingdao, China Newsflash

ShiNan Train Station Closed for Olympic Game Renovation
The ShiNan train station at 2 TaiAn Lu will be closed from November 20, 2006 until June, 2008 for Olympic Games renovation. The temporary train station, SiFang HuoChe Zhan (四方), is located in SiFang Distrct at 1 HaiAn Lu near the SiFang long distance bus station. For more info call (+86 532) 8371-7595.

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