Let's watch a thousand sails race on the Huangpu River, sailing boats | Shanghai | Spring Tide when the spring tide hits the shore next year

In recent years, water sports on the Suzhou River have flourished. Now, another mother river in Shanghai, the Huangpu River, is also about to welcome her "Show Time" - the Shanghai Sailing Open.

This morning, the press conference for the 2024 Shanghai Sailing Open was held at the pier of Shanghai Port International Passenger Transport Center. The conference marked the beginning of the 2024 Shanghai Sailing Open, with six J80 sailboats set sail on the Huangpu River, officially launching the preparations for the 2024 Shanghai Sailing Open. Shanghai Deputy Mayor Jie Dong attended.

The Shanghai Sailing Open is another new independent brand event established by Shanghai Sports. In the spring of 2024, the first Shanghai Sailing Open will be held on the iconic Huangpu River in Shanghai. Sailing is a modern water sport that combines competitiveness, aesthetics, and entertainment. The Shanghai Sailing Open aims to become an international sailing event that combines professional competition and public participation. At that time, Diandian Sailing will complement the beautiful scenery of the Pujiang River, not only promoting and popularizing sailing sports, conveying the spirit of fighting against the wind, waves, and rushing forward, but also vividly showcasing the cultural context and charm of the waterfront space on both sides of the Pujiang River. Using sports to bring scenery and scenery to promote competition, immersing oneself in the style of Haicheng City, inheriting and promoting sports spirit, and promoting harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.

"Shangfan" Sailing in the Wind to Write a New Chapter in Shanghai's Independent Brand Competition

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Sailing competitions are different from other sports in that they require a high level of environment, especially wind power. After comprehensive analysis, the first Shanghai Sailing Open is planned to be held on the Huangpu River between March and April 2024. At that time, participating athletes will have a panoramic view of the Pudong skyline and the Puxi International Architecture Exhibition Group; Shanghai citizens and tourists will have the opportunity to experience the world's top sailing events.

Considering the professionalism, ornamental value, and safety of the competition on the Huangpu River, the first Shanghai Sailing Open is planned to set up two types of competition ships: J80 sailboat and Nokara 17 class catamaran hydrofoil boat. The J80 sailboat has high safety and stability, is easy to operate, and is suitable for public participation; The Nokara 17 class sailboat is a type of Olympic competition vessel, characterized by fast speed, high operational difficulty, and strong ornamental value. In 2021, at the 2021 Nokara Level 17 Asian Sailing Championships and Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament held at Dianshan Lake in Shanghai, a Chinese athlete from Shanghai won the Nokara Level 17 Olympic qualification for the first time, achieving a historic breakthrough. It can be said that the Nokara Level 17 event has an inexplicable connection with Shanghai. At that time, the larger main sail and spherical sail of the Nokara 17 class sailboat will be reflected on the Huangpu River, becoming a beautiful water scenery.

To reflect the international, professional, and extensive participation of the event, the Sailing Competition Plan recruits participating teams through targeted invitations and public registration. I believe it will attract sailing athletes and enthusiasts from all over the world. At the same time, Sailing is not only a platform for contestants to exchange and exchange ideas, but also a festival for the public to enjoy sailing life. The on-site plan is to set up an event village and hold a sailing carnival, where the audience will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of interactive sailing games, experience the charm of sailing, and learn about sailing culture.

The "Three Ups" brand gathers in Shanghai competitions to support green, environmentally friendly, and sustainable development

In recent years, sports events in Shanghai have developed rapidly, with independent brand events spreading their branches and leaves. Local independent brand events have been created in fields such as road running, rowing, chess, football, basketball, etc. in Shanghai. As a platform to showcase the city's image and convey its spirit, the Shanghai Sailing Open will compete with internationally renowned sailing events such as the America Cup and the International Sailing Grand Prix, striving to become a Shanghai independent brand event with international influence. Along with the Shanghai Marathon, which measures the city's brilliance with its footsteps, and the Shanghai Rowing Open, which uses rowing as a carrier to vividly demonstrate the effectiveness of Suzhou River governance, the "Three Ups" brand will contribute to the construction of a globally renowned sports city.

The World Wildlife Fund has been continuously committed to the research and practice of protecting the freshwater ecosystem of the Yangtze River for many years, and is an important force in the cause of sustainable development. The "San Shang" brand event will continue to communicate and cooperate with it, working together in low-carbon, sustainable development and other aspects, leading sports events to attach importance to green environmental protection concepts, actively setting an example and conveying environmental protection values, and advocating for citizens to jointly protect their beloved Earth home.

Sailing with Deep Cultural Heritage Leads a New Way of Life in Shanghai

Deep cultural heritage, sailing sports lead a new way of life for the Shanghai style

You can feel the deep connection between Shanghai and sailing ships from the city logo "Five Mast Sandboat". Shanghai has played a pivotal role in the development history of modern and contemporary sailing in China. The first "Shanghai Cup Sailing Race" held on the Huangpu River in Shanghai in 1873 became the earliest enlightenment of modern Chinese sailing and opened up the sport of sailing in modern China; In the 1960s, Shanghai established a formal sailing organization, becoming the first city in the country to launch the new Chinese sailing sport; Since the 1980s, Shanghai's sailing athletes have been active in various international competitions such as the national, Asian, and global competitions, as well as the Asian Games and Olympic Games, and have successively achieved excellent results in dozens of world championships; In 2008 and 2012, Shanghai athlete Xu Lijia won a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics and a gold medal at the London Olympics, bringing Shanghai and China's competitive sailing to a new peak, and achieving China's sailing to break out of Asia and go global.