Chinese club unveils open-ocean yacht race plan at UN conference | South China Morning Post

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China plans to start an international sailing competition modelled on two of the world's most challenging open-ocean races – Britain's Fastnet and Australia's Sydney-Hobart – as one of its commitments to protecting the world's oceans.

It's planned to start from Zhongshan Zhoushan Island just south of Shanghai, East of Ningbo. Inaugural race set for second half 2018.

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"Chinese club unveils open-ocean yacht race plan at UN conference"| South China Morning Post