The opening of the 2023 Haikou Cup Regatta will last until December this year.

  New Hainan Client, Nanhai Net August 5 news (Reporter Chen Wang) Watch the beautiful coastal scenery, watch the top events, visit the ocean market, and feel the charm of sailing ... On the morning of August 5, the 2023 Haikou Cup Regatta was officially opened at the public dock of Haikou National Sailing Base. This is a sailing IP event that Haikou City will focus on and will continue to hold. It will be held in three stages: invitational tournament, elite tournament and finals, and will last until December this year to promote the integration of tourism and sports.

  The 2023 Haikou Cup Regatta consists of three events, each of which is equipped with a young steady board sailing competition and an adult keel sailing competition.

  The 2023 Haikou Cup Regatta started. Photo courtesy of Haikou Tourism Bureau

  The invitational tournament officially opened on the same day was the opening tournament of Haikou Cup Regatta, in which the keel regatta teams will be divided into two groups: professional teams and enterprise teams. The professional teams are composed of experienced sailors who demonstrate their superb sailing skills and speed in the sea. The enterprise team is composed of amateur sailing enthusiasts in the enterprise, who compete for victory with professional players.

  The classic will debut in October, with many domestic business school elites and corporate executives as the main contestants; The finals to be staged in December will be the peak matchup of high-level players, and it is also the most intense and challenging competition. While pushing the Haikou Cup regatta to a climax, it will also bring Haikou citizens a wonderful watching experience.

  The 2023 Haikou Cup Regatta started. Photo courtesy of Haikou Tourism Bureau

  "Haikou is the first sailing city in China. After more than 40 years of deep cultivation, accumulation and precipitation, today it finally welcomes Haikou's independent IP sailing competition, which is a brand-new page in Haikou sailing." Meng Weihua, Deputy Secretary-General of Haikou Government, said that the 2023 Haikou Cup Regatta will be taken as an opportunity to gradually improve the construction of leisure sports stations and water sports equipment blocks on the west coast, and promote the west coast of Haikou to become a paradise for sailing players and even water sports players, forming a new development pattern in which competitive sailing, popular sailing and sailing-related industries promote each other, injecting new vitality into Haikou's urban development and stimulating new economic growth.

  The 2023 Haikou Cup Regatta started. Photo courtesy of Haikou Tourism Bureau

  "The Haikou Cup Regatta will be built into the leading yacht race in China in three to five years, which will promote the development of water sports in Haikou, consolidate the foundation of mass sports and provide excellent soil for competitive sports." The relevant person in charge of the organizing committee of Haikou Cup Regatta said that the event will effectively promote Haikou's rich marine tourism resources, enrich the new tourism consumption format with the mode of "event+tourism", provide a competitive stage for sports fans, and continue to carry out sailing experience activities and youth training programs after the game to improve the sports literacy and health level of the public.

  The 2023 Haikou Cup Regatta started. Photo courtesy of Haikou Tourism Bureau

  This competition is also supported by the carnival and sailing experience activities in the event village. Sailing experience activities are explained and led by professional coaches. Not only offline sailing classes, knot teaching, etc. are set up, but citizens can also experience sailing and cruising in real ships. Carnival offers a variety of activities such as ocean market, live band performance, clown tour, fun games, summer bubble pool, open-air movies, and hourly lottery.

  This competition is guided by China Sailing and Windsurfing Association and sponsored by Haikou Tourism, Culture, Radio, Film and Sports Bureau.

  (Nanhai Net)