On July 13, the Chinese Family Regatta, a large-scale mass sailing event founded by the China Sailing and Windsurfing Association, came to the green island and blue sea on the coast of the East China Sea for the first time. A total of nearly 200 players from 40 teams from all over the country participated in this event. The second Ningbo race. It is especially worth mentioning that on the afternoon of July 13th, a "Plateau Meets the Sea-Yushu Tibetan Student Sailing Experience Activity of Home Sailing Race" was held at the competition field - Tibetans from Yushu area, Qinghai Province, who are participating in the Gesanghua Exploration Camp in Ningbo The students and the participating families of this family sailing competition paired up on the sailing boats of the participating families to experience the joy of galloping in the sea.
Accompanied by 2 teachers, 40 Tibetan senior high school students from the Second Minority High School in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, embarked on a long journey for the first time in their lives. This is a "poetry and distance" in their lives: a ride 16 hours by bus and 32 hours by train, following the track of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, from the source of the Three Rivers to Shanghai Railway Station, and then to Ningbo after passing through the Hangzhou Bay Bridge and Zhoushan Bridge. On the afternoon of the 13th, Song Kun, the first woman in China who completed a round-the-world voyage, first made a sharing activity for Yushu students entitled "Life needs brave sailing". After the sharing activity, the children came to the competition site, each Participating families are paired with one or more Yushu students, leading them to hoist the sails and take the helm out to sea.
What will it be like when "the plateau meets the sea"? Wenci Duojiang and 3 students boarded the China&UK Dream Team, the first place in the first day of the competition. On board, they happily communicated with the captain Zhang Hongli and sang to the captain. After landing, he said: "This is my first sailing boat, and the sea water in Ningbo is very warm!". "I was a little scared at first, but then I felt free and comfortable on the sailing boat. I like sailing boats and the sea so much!" Caiwang Lacuo, a Tibetan girl, said shyly.
On the field, after the first day of the competition, the participating families actively and enthusiastically sailed to the pontoon pier, hoping to personally drive the children from the plateau to the sea with the wind, and let these children travel from the plateau at an altitude of 4,000 meters to the East China Sea in Ningbo. The children of Zhibin experienced the fun of sailing, giving these children an unforgettable memory, and the warmth of the "home" of the big family of the family sailing competition.
At the end of the competition, the Tibetan students presented white khatas to the leaders of the China Sailing and Windsurfing Association and representatives of the co-organizers and executive units of the competition. The leaders of the China Sailing and Windsurfing Association presented the uniforms of the China National Sailing and Windsurfing Sports Team to the students, and encouraged them to study hard and be the best of themselves.
When the plateau meets the sea, when love meets in sailing, the 2019 China Family Regatta Ningbo will leave every participant with a story of love in addition to the joy of the race. This story will surely be deeply planted. in the heart of each participant.
The 2019 China Family Regatta Ningbo Station is sponsored by the China Sailing and Windsurfing Association, organized by the Ningbo Sports Bureau, the Ningbo Sports Association, and the Management Committee of Ningbo International Marine Ecological Technology City, Ningbo Navigator Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd., Ningbo Wanbo Co-organized by Fish Yacht Club Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Sailing and Windsurfing Association, Ningbo Sports Industry Federation, Ningbo Yachting Industry Association, Ningbo Youth Palace, and Ningbo Overseas Youth Talents Innovation and Entrepreneurship Committee provide support. The success of the event is also inseparable from HOBIE, the official designated regatta of the China Family Regatta, and the relevant departments of maritime affairs, public security, health, urban management, and the street where the event is located.
