Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center Sailing Experience Avoid Pitfalls, Carefully Organized

Summer in Qingdao is incomplete without embracing the sea 🏖️🏄‍♂️ Sea bathing, surfing, sailing ⛵, diving Sailing mainly takes place at the Olympic Sailing Center Pier, but finding a reliable boat is a big challenge. Today, I'll teach you how to identify and find trustworthy resources and how to enjoy sailing. 1. Book in advance. Don’t try to save trouble by going on-site. The Olympic Sailing Center is a closed management area; captains and boats are inside the pier, and tourists cannot enter. If you want to sail, you have to buy tickets from scalpers, and their hands are not clean. 2. Distinguish real from fake. Actually, all boats here are sailboats. What you need to distinguish is the captain’s sailing method. The charm of sailing is wind power, riding the wind and waves. But most captains, to save effort, don’t raise the mainsail because it’s tiring. They only raise the jib and use the engine to go out slowly, which is not very exciting. So ask clearly whether they raise the mainsail and jib. If you get this far, you’re already halfway there. 3. Sailing time. You can skip the 30-minute trips. Going from the anchorage to the end of the pier and back is 30 minutes, don’t expect to raise sails or enjoy the sea view; you won’t even leave the pier. I recommend 60 minutes so you can reach the near-sea area and ride the wind and waves in the open sea. 4. Whether you can operate. The charm of sailing is in the experience—using different winds to drive the sailboat is very interesting. The charm lies in teamwork, experiencing pulling sails and changing direction yourself, which is very fulfilling. Many boat owners don’t allow tourists to participate; you just sit quietly so the captain can be worry-free. 5. Qualification issues. Many vendors are middlemen, and some are even from out of town, so they can’t effectively control quality. Try to find local vendors, confirm the boat type and photos in advance, and don’t switch boats on-site. 6. Other perks. Some large clubs usually have many boats, including big yachts, large sailboats, and paddleboards, and the owners let you play for free. Some vendors only have one boat, and after playing, you have to leave, so the experience is different. After reading this guide, you basically won’t fall into traps. Community Creation Center am a Travel Enthusiast