The London Wharf sounds the "Qingdao refueling" Clone Global Sailing Race to end

Xinhua News Agency, London, July 30 (Reporter Zhang Wei, Xu Feng) The Royal London Wharf on the 30th of the 30th was lively. 11 Kelberg Global Sailing Fleets, which have experienced more than 40,000 nautical miles, returned to the starting point London. The championship Qingdao crew was the last one on the stage to receive the prize. Under the leadership of the Chinese crew, he continued to shout "Qingdao Come".

On July 30, the championship Qingdao crew celebrated at the awards ceremony. Photo by Li Ying, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

The day before, the last stage of the game ended in advance due to the weather. The Qingdao, who finished the third place, finally rewarded the championship with a five -time single schedule and a total score of 145 points. The Sanya and Zhuhai are ranked sixth and ninth in total.

With the attraction of the band performance and beer snack stalls, the Royal Wharf tourists on the afternoon of the 30th became more and more gathered, and many of them were "prepared" -the in order to welcome relatives and friends who finally ended at sea. The fleet that ended the competition mission slowly passed from the pier in turn, and enjoyed cheers and applause from the shore in the Honor sailing.

The last leaning of Qingdao, who has a eye -catching red hull and a golden dragon, is also painted on the shore. Ambassador Zheng Zeguang took over the championship trophy. Under the leadership of Chinese crew Zheng Yi, Qingdao crew members from all over the world shouted "Qingdao Come on" and released their joy.

On July 30, the champion of Qingdao participated in the cruise activities at the Royal Wharf of London. Photo by Li Ying, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

In 11 months, Brooks, who led the fleet with six oceans, was satisfied. "It feels great to watch everyone enjoy it. This is the return of their hard work. They can have this beautiful moment and make me feel very happy."

The current competition that sailed in the 2019 season was interrupted due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and it was restarted in March this year. Brooks who had not been to Qingdao had regretted this, but Qingdao guy Zheng Yi has been working hard to "send business cards", hoping to let more people know Qingdao and China through themselves.

Zheng Yi started practicing sailing at the age of 10. This time, as a ambassador, he participated in the competition on behalf of Qingdao. "As a Qingdao native, Qingdao is like home." He said, "I passed the business card of Qingdao to friends around the world at this home. Taking sails as the media, showing you Qingdao and China."

On July 30, the crew of Qingdao celebrated the championship trophy. Photo by Li Ying, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency

In addition to professional sailing people such as Brooks and Zheng Yi, the greater charm of the Cleper Sailing Race is that they will also absorb some non -professionals to participate.

The Chinese girl who loves sports and challenges has had no navigation experience at all. She participated in the third stage of the end of 2019. "One of the biggest challenges is that there is no mobile phone signal. (Of course) Life is very pure. I just want to win, I just want to lean. The other is (previous) (previous). It's all a challenge. "

The founder of the competition, the British navigator Robin Norts Johnson said that the vitality of British navigation is not from those expensive large clubs, but the clubs that are small and ordinary people can participate; China will develop The navigation movement must also start from the grass roots.

Edit: Zhang Yueshan, Xu Shihao, Wu Junkuan, Xu Jingwei (internship)

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