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The 2019, 10th Hainan Regatta kicks off March 15th to March 23rd

The 2019, 10th Hainan Regatta kicks off March 15th to March 23rd

Event overview:

Dates: March 15th – 23rd, 2019

Locations:

The races will take place off the coastal waters of Hainan Island including Haikou Bay, Sanya Bay, Shimei Bay and Lingshui Bay.

The 2019, 10th Hainan Regatta kicks off March 15th to March 23rd
Photo Jack Zhang

Theme of the event: Indulge in March Sailing around Hainan Island.

Competition types:

Venue race + rally, including Haikou Bay race, round-the-island rally, Haikou – Lingshui round-trip rally, Sanya Bay race.

Team groups: 

A total of five groups, including whole circuit group, half circuit group, OP Group, Hobie 16 group and EMBA group will participate.

Competition size: 

There will be 136 participating teams with over 800 participating crew, comprising of 39 full circuit group teams, 21 half-circuit group teams 40 OP teams, 20 Hobie 16 teams and 26 EMBA teams

The 2019, 10th Hainan Regatta kicks off March 15th to March 23rd

Photo Jack Zhang
The 2019, 10th Hainan Regatta kicks off March 15th to March 23rd

Event mileage: 

1040 sea miles, of which 580 sea miles are around the island rally, Haikou – Lingshui Rally 460 sea miles round trip.

The 2019, 10th Hainan Regatta kicks off March 15th to March 23rd

Organizer: Hainan Provincial People’s Government

Organizers: The China Yachting and Windsurfing Association, The Hainan Provincial Tourism and Culture Broadcasting and Sports Department, The Hainan Provincial Department of Commerce, The Hainan Maritime Safety Administration, The Nanhai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport, The Haikou Municipal People’s Government, The Sanya Municipal People’s Government and The Wanning Municipal People’s Government and People’s Government of Lingshui Li Autonomous County.

Co-organizer: The Hainan Provincial Sailing Association

The 2019, 10th Hainan Regatta kicks off March 15th to March 23rd

Photo Jack Zhang

Participating vessel

To be eligible for the competition sailing boats must be single keel sailing boats.

Group competition arrangement

Full circuit group

March 15th       Haikou Registration, Technical Conference (1 day)

March 16th       Haikou venue race (1 day)

March 17 – 19th Haikou – Sanya Rally (West Line, 3 days)

March 20 – 23rd Sanya – Haikou Rally (East Line, 4 days)

Semi-circuit group

March 15th        Haikou Registration, Technical Conference (1 day)

March 16 – 17th Haikou venue race (2 days)

March 18 -19th Haikou – Wanning Rally (2 days)

March 20th        Wanning – Lingshui Rally (1 day)

March 21 – 23rd   Lingshui – Haikou Rally (3 days)

The 2019, 10th Hainan Regatta kicks off March 15th to March 23rd

Photo Jack Zhang

OP Sailing Invitational Tour and the 2019 Mesa Education National Youth Sailing League Sanya Station, Hobie16 National Sailing Classic.

March 8th     Sanya check-in, technical meeting (1 day)

March 9 -10th Sanya venue race (2 days)

Awards

The top 3 for the whole circuit group will be awarded trophies and prizes, with a total prize of 300,000 Yuan.

Sailing ceremony: when and where

Haikou venue: March 17th   8:30 -8:45 (full circuit group)

March 18th   8:30 -8:45 (half circuit group)

Haikou City National Sailing Base Public Pier

Sanya Railway Station: March 20th 8:30 – 8:45 (full circuit group)

Sanya Banshan Peninsula Sailing Harbor · Sailing School, East Side Lawn

Wanning station: March 20th 8:30 – 8:45 (half circuit group)

Wanning Shi Mei Wanguo Resources occasion Yacht Club

Lingshui station: March 21st   8:30 – 8:45 (half circuit group)

Lingshui Agile Clear Water Bay Yacht Club

The 2019, 10th Hainan Regatta kicks off March 15th to March 23rd

Photo Jack Zhang

Welcome ceremony: when and where

Sanya venu:  March 19th – 19:00   when the fleet arrives (full circuit group)

Sanya Banshan Peninsula Sailing Harbor Sailing School East Side Lawn

Wanning station: March 19th – 19:00 when the fleet arrives (half-circuit group)

Wanning Shi Mei Wanguo Resources occasion Yacht Club

Lingshui station: March 20ht   19:00 when the fleet arrives (half-circuit group)

Lingshui Agile Clear Water Bay Yacht Club

Haikou station: 21 – 23rd   Convoy arrival (all other groups)

Haikou City National Sailing Base Public Pier

 Sanya Award Ceremony: Time and place

Time: March 19th   19:00 -20:30

Location: Sanya, Shen Ming Golf Resort Ballroom

Wanning Award Ceremony: Time and place

Time: March 19th   19:00 -20:30

Venue: DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hainan Xinglong Wanning Ballroom

Lingshui Awarding Ceremony: Time and place

Time: March 20th   19:00 -20:30

Venue: Ballroom of Lingshui Qingshuiwan Holiday Resort Hotel

Closing ceremony of the tenth anniversary celebration: Time and place

Time: March 23rd 17:00- 1 9: 00 Venue: Grand Ballroom, Shangri-La Hotel, Haikou

Full Schedule

The 2019, 10th Hainan Regatta kicks off March 15th to March 23rd Schedule
The 2019, 10th Hainan Regatta kicks off March 15th to March 23rd Schedule

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The 2019, 10th Hainan Regatta kicks off March 15th to March 23rd
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