Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center



The Qingdao International Sailing Center for the Games of the 29th Olympiad is located on the old site of the
Beihai shipyard by Qingdao's Fushan Bay in China's Shangdong Province. It was constructed for the 2008
Summer Olympics. It hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Sailing competitions.

The Center is cover a total area of 45 hectares, two thirds of which will be utilized for the competitions. The
whole project is comprised of the Land Area, and the Harbor and the Off-shore Section. The projects on land
will provide the administration and competition management center, the athletes' center, the press center,
the logistic and functional center, and other affiliated facilities as well. The Harbor and Off-Shore parts will
focus on the engineering of the major and secondary breakwater, an embankment, a quay featuring the
Olympic Memorial Wall, and the renovation of the shore wall.

The venue hosted “Good Luck Beijing - 2006" and in May 2008, the IFDS Qingdao International Regatta, where Olympic and Paralympic sailors got
a head start on familiarizing themselves with the venue and weather conditions.

Access from the Qingdao Paralympic Village to the dock, work areas, etc was provided by numerous golf carts making endless daytime rounds.
Both ends of the work area had 2 cranes apiece, which could lift large keelboats like the Sonar from cradles and lower these into the water. At
night, a laser light show from the main breakwater lighthouse would play from early evening to midnight. Facing the Yellow Sea, the main
breakwater with spectator seating, windmills, flags and lighthouse was also the viewing area for the sailing competitions when not on the
spectator ferry. Across the bay, the famous May 4th monument and Qingdao's landmark seaside building are easily visible.

The Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center covers 45 hectares, comprising a 30 hectare competition area
and 15 hectare area for development after the Games. The seven facilities, include the Qingdao
Sub-Village, Athletes Center, Administrative Center, Venue Media Center, Logistics Center,
Reception Center and Accreditation Center.

After the success of Beijing Olympic Games, whether the Olympic Venues could be re-used
successfully has become the focus of attention of society in general.