From September30th to October3rd,12 teams from6 countries and regions including France, Spain, Germany, New Zealand, China and Hong Kong, China, drove the"Flying Ghost" hydrofoil catamaran in the waters of Fushan Bay. It has given an unparalleled visual feast for Qingdao. After four days of fierce fighting, New Zealand's Hamilton Wass, the French Cultural Flying Team and the French interception team stood out and won the championship, first runner-up and second runner-up. After the game, the lively and simple award ceremony and closing ceremony were held at the North Awards Platform of Olympic Sailing Center. The executive vice president of Qingdao Olympic Sailing City Development Promotion Association and the vice chairman of the organizing committee, Ai Aimin, the vice president of Qingdao Olympic Sailing City Development Promotion Association Ma Ze, director of the Qingdao Municipal Sports Bureau, secretary-general of the organizing committee, Ji Gaoshang, OC Sports Group CEO Hevi Favre and other Chinese and foreign guests, leaders of the participating teams, leaders of the organizing committee, and sponsors attended the closing ceremony. Chinese and foreign guests jointly presented awards to the winning fleet. Yan Aimin, executive vice president of Qingdao Olympic Sailing Urban Development Association and vice chairman of the organizing committee, announced the closing. After the award ceremony, a summary meeting of the Qingdao Station competition was held. The meeting pointed out that it is necessary to conscientiously implement the deployment requirements of the municipal party committee and municipal government, be brave in innovation, dare to take responsibility, further emancipate the mind, gather together, and contribute wisdom and strength to the world-famous"sailboat capital" city brand building.

Secretary of the Qingdao Municipal Sports Bureau, Secretary General of the Organizing Committee Ji Gaoshang, CEO of OC Sports Group Hervey Favre, and General Manager of Maze Run (Qingdao) Yacht Co., Ltd. Chen Ying delivered a speech.

In his speech, Ji Gaoshang pointed out that24 international professional sailboats of12 fleets in6 countries and regions were wonderfully presented. The"Flying Ghost" dazzled Fushan Bay, and the Extreme Sailing Regatta detonated11 new Olympic sails. The eighth consecutive international extreme regatta, as the final battle of the international extreme sailing series, the finale of the2018 international major event, once again deepened the comprehensive advantages of the"sailboat capital" city brand, helping the world The famous"Sailboat Capital" and the construction of an international marine city have added to the Olympics'10th anniversary.

Hervey Favre highly praises the Qingdao Grand Prix in Qingdao. Qingdao has cooperated with OC Sports for8 consecutive years to organize the event. Qingdao has also become the most successful and famous one of all the host cities in the past eight years.

In his speech, Chen Ying pointed out that Maze Run (Qingdao) Yacht Co., Ltd., as the title sponsor of the Qingdao Station of the2018 International Extreme Sailing Series and the annual partner of the Qingdao Organizing Committee, witnessed the continuous growth of the International Extreme Sailing Series. Growing up and participating in the international top sailing events not only enriched the corporate culture, but also expanded the influence of the company and brought a lot of enlightenment.

The five-nation team, the New Zealand team led the way

This is the eighth time in the International Extreme Sailing Series in Qingdao, and it is also the"first show" of the"Flying Ghost" class regatta in the Eastern world. The competition attracted12 international fleets from six countries and regions including China, France, Spain, Germany, New Zealand and Hong Kong. Among them, the New Zealand team Hamilton Wase, composed of Mika Wilkinson and Isaac McHadi, performed well and won the championship with a lead of18 points. Especially in yesterday's game, it was a good result in six Grand Slams. In this regard, the crew Mika said very happy:"Yesterday is the best day I feel on the water,15 knots, cross wind, perfect, Isaac and I have not sailed together for some time, so I won the championship. Very excited." After the game, the"Star of Hope" of the2020 Tokyo Olympics will continue to prepare for his"Olympic Dream."

The French cultural flight team, which was runner-up and third runner-up, was only one point away from the French interceptor. The fierce competition inspired the potential of the crew."I am very happy to be on the podium. At the beginning, we just held the mentality of practice. But this week, I think we performed well. We have gained a lot in the game." French interceptor's helmsman Louis F. La Mang said.

Strong alliance, build a"sail boat strong country dream"

As China's“Sailboat Capital”, Qingdao has been committed to promoting the development of China's sailing industry. Following the2008 Olympic Sailing Competition, Volvo Ocean Race, International Extreme Series Regatta, Clipper Regatta, World Cup Regatta, etc. Well-known events have been here many times. This coincides with the vision of British OC Sports. Founded in1983, the British OC Sports has the famous Extreme Sailing Series, The Transat Single Transatlantic Sailing, Haute Route Amateur Rally and other famous events, and created a goal to train British single ocean voyagers. Temis Ocean Shipping College. In China, OC Sports has been committed to promoting the development of local sailing.

The2018 International Extreme Sailing Series Qingdao Station"Maze Run Cup" total ranking

1, Hamilton Wase (New Zealand team)110 points

2. Cultural Flight Team (France)92 points

3, France interception team (France)91 points

4, Flying frog team (France)81 points

5, copy combination team (Hong Kong, China)67 points

6, the guest sports team (France)60 points

7, ABM team (France)57 points

8, Evovisin (Germany)55 points

9, back to the team (France)53 points

10, Qingdao team (China)43 points

11, Spain Pulse Team (Spain)39 points

12, Black Flag (France)22 points