SLAM SAILING CENTRE
SLAM SAILING CENTRE
2015 Shanghai International
Optimist Regatta
2015 Qingdao International
Optimist Training Camp & Regatta
Words Vivio Chan
Words Vivio Chan
August 21-23, the first weekend of this school year, our Hebe Dragons sailors; Pasu, Pei, Lumiere, Bincker and Gabriel travelled to
Dianshan Lake in Shanghai to participate in the Shanghai International Optimist Regatta. Boats from Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong
and Taiwan joined the race. We stayed in the club villa together with sailors from Taiwan. We spent the nights playing games and table
tennis. Alfred and Bincker even learned how to play the traditional Chinese game—Mahjong.
Dianshan Lake is located in the suburb of Shanghai with a beautiful environment and calm water throughout the year. However, on
the second day of the race, abnormal weather emerged. Unstable wind speed of over 15 nautical miles created irregular leaping
waves and resulted in a halt of the younger Group B sailors. The course of Group A was also shortened accordingly. The dropping
temperature and rain forced the sailors to put on all their clothes to keep warm. Despite this, all the Dragons obtained very good
results. The prize presenter was also a big surprise–Xu Li-jia, 2012 Olympic Laser Radial class Gold Medalist.
8月21至23日，隊員們在開學了第一星期的周未，Hebe
Dragons 的四位隊員 Pasu、Pei、Lumiere、Bincker 和
Gabriel 到上海淀山湖，上海美帆游艇俱樂部參加帆船
賽，有來自上海，廣州、香港和台灣的隊伍，我們和廣
州，台灣隊都住宿在游艇俱樂部的