QINGDAO: Danish brothers Peter and Soren Hansen have been truants for the past two years - the two university students spend almost 200 days a year sailing when they should be in the classroom.
QINGDAO: The biggest party in Qingdao last night was that enjoyed by British sailors celebrating a haul of five gold medals and a silver at the Olympic sailing test event.
QINGDAO: A top-ranking International Sailing Federation (ISAF) official can't wait for next year's Olympics after watching the test regatta unfold off Qingdao in the past two weeks.
QINGDAO: As sailing regatta host of the 2008 Olympic Games, Qingdao's boating industry is booming.
QINGDAO: British sailors gave Qingdao locals several renditions of God Save the Queen at the 2007 Good Luck Beijing Sinopec International Regatta yesterday.
QINGDAO: Croatian 49er's Paule Kostov and Petar Cupac raised a few eyebrows while out of the water at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center .
QINGDAO: While only in Qingdao for the past two months, General Manager of Shinhan Bank's local branch Sung Kuk-Jae has grown accustomed to the lifestyle thanks to weather not unlike that in his hometown in the Republic of Korea (ROK).
QINGDAO: France's Athens Olympics gold medalist Faustine Merret failed to live up to expectation yesterday, settling for a fourth place in the 2007 Qingdao International Regatta.
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