1998

    ● In December 1998, Wang Zhimin, General Manager of Zoujia Sailing Club，reported the information that Beijing was looking for a marina for its bid for the 2008 Olympic Games to leaders of Qingdao Municipal Government and Qingdao Municipal Sports Meet, thus starting the lobby for hosting the Olympic Regatta in Qingdao as a senior athlete.

    1999

    ● On April 30, 1999, the Qingdao Municipal Government sent a report to the General Administration of Sport of China concerning hosting the Marine Sports Program of the 2008 Olympic Games.

    ● On July 15, 1999, the Marine Sports Administration Center of the General Administration of Sport of China formally put forward a suggestion that the sailing competitions for the 2008 Olympic Games be held in Qingdao.

    ● On October 18, 1999, Paul Henderson, President of the International Sailing Federation, inspected the racing marina for the World 39th OP Sailboat Championships in Qingdao and confirmed Qingdao’s power and conditions to host the Olympic Regatta.

    ● At the end of October 1999, the Bidding and Preparatory Committee of the Olympic Regatta was established. 2000

    ● On July 24, 2000, the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee approved Qingdao as the candidate city for the sailing competitions of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games; and the Qingdao Municipal Government sent a formal written rely to Beijing Olympic Bid Committee to notify them that Qingdao agreed to bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, thus becoming a formal bidding partner along with Beijing.

    ● On November 15, 2000, the Beijing Olympic Bid Committee received the first sailing validation certificate signed and released by the International Sailing Federation, which validated that Qingdao had the ability to provide the variety of top-quality facilities needed for the sailing competitions. This was the first validation certificate signed and released by the international federations (associations) for the 28 Olympic programs.

    2001

    ●On February 21, 2001, Qingdao made a formal Olympics bid presentation to the evaluation team from the International Olympic Committee.

    ● On July 13, 2001, Beijing won bid for the 29th Olympic Games. Qingdao accordingly won the bid for the sailboat and sailboard programs of the Olympic Games.

    ● On July 21, the Qingdao Municipal Government held a special meeting in preparation for the Olympic Games, during which a leading system that the mayor took the general responsibility and all mayors participated in the leadership was determined for the Olympic Regatta.

    2002

    ●On February 20-23, 2002, David Kellet, Vice President of the International Sailing Federation, and Arve Sundheim of the International Sailing Federation made a three-day-long on-the-site inspection of the venues available in Qingdao.

    ● On July 6-13, 2002, Qingdao held an Activity Week to Celebrate the First Anniversary of Successful Olympic Bid. Seventeen cultural and sports activities were held.

    2003

    ● On November 11, 2003, the Sailing Committee (Qingdao) of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (SSCQD) was established.

    ● On September 19, 2003, the Racing Plan of the Qingdao International Sailing Center for the 20th Olympic Games was formally delivered to the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG).

    ● On December 2003, Juan Antonio Samaranch, Lifetime Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and former President of IOC, inspected and directed the preparatory work for the 2008 Olympic Regatta in Qingdao.

    2004

    ● On June 30, 2004, the Beihai Shipyard was moved to a new location.

    ● On September 13, the see-off ceremony for the navigation to Shimonoseki City, Japan, was held for the sailing ship “QINGDAO” at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, thus commencing its round-the-world navigation.

    ● At six o’clock in the evening of September 21, 2004, the starting ceremony for the “Olympic Countdown Clock” was held at the Huiquan Square.

    ● On May 15, the inauguration release ceremony for the emblem of “Sailing City·Qingdao” was held at the China Century Altar in Beijing.

    2005

    ● On March 24, 2005, a ceremony was held in Qingdao for the Australian painter Charles Billich to paint the large oil painting entitled Great Qingdao.

    ● On October 15, 2005, President Jacques Rogge of the IOC and his entourage inspected the SSCQD and the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, and highly acclaimed the preparatory work done thus far for the Olympic Regatta.

    ● On December 28, 2005, construction of the main structure of the Administration and Competition Management Center of Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center was completed, symbolizing construction of the gymnasium for the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center was completed ahead of the annual scheduled goal.

    2006

    ● On April 3-8, 2006, Qingdao successfully held the Qingdao Leg of the Clipper 2005 - 2006 Round-the-World Yacht Race, which was the first such race Qingdao had ever hosted. Furthermore, Guo Chuan, a sailor from Qingdao, was the first Chinese participating in this event.

    ● On August 18-31, 2006, the Good Luck Beijing -- 2006 Qingdao International Regatta was successfully held at the Qingdao International Sailing Center.

    2007

    ● On August 1, the Whole-city Mobilization meeting for the One Year Countdown to the Olympics and 2007 Qingdao International Regatta was held.

    ● On August 9-24, 2007, the Good Luck Beijing -- 2007 Qingdao International Regatta was held at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center.

    2008

    ● On February 18, ten yachts participating in the Qingdao Leg of the Clipper 2007-2008 Round-the-World Yacht Race all arrived in Qingdao.

    ● On April 21, 2008, the work operation team for the Olympic Games entered the gyms and the preparation of the Olympic Regatta entered the racing operation state.

    ● In April 2008, the Qingdao Olympic Sub-village was put into trial operation.

    ● On May 8-15, 2008 the Qingdao International Regatta for the Disabled was successfully held at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center.