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ISAF Extreme Sailing Series to visit Qingdao in April 2017

Xinhua, October 11, 2016 Adjust font size:

The ISAF Extreme Sailing Series will visit Qingdao, a coastal city of China, in April next year for the seventh time in a row, officials from local sports bureau said on Tuesday.

The eight acts of the 2017 ISAF Extreme Sailing Series will be held in Muscat of Oman, Qingdao of China, Madeira Islands of Portugal, Hamburg of Germany, Cardiff of Britain, Santiago of America and Los Cabos of Mexico.

Between Madeira Islands and Hamburg, the fourth act will be held in Europe, but the city has not been confirmed.

This will be the first time that the ISAF Extreme Sailing Series visit Mexico.

There will be eight to ten yachts to attend the 2017 events, according to the officials.

World top sailors will continue to drive GC 32 hydrofoil catamarans in next year's events.

The ISAF Extreme Sailing Series, launched in 2007, was listed as one of the top four events of the ISAF. Endit