我和帆船的故事

譚皓元

在打造“帆船之都”的過程中，青島深入開展了青少年帆船運動普及活動，使這項運動全面融入城市的主流生活，并在青少年中的普及率大大增加，青島青少年的帆船運動水平也都在逐步提升中，帆船日漸成為備受青島青少年喜歡的一項體育運動。

可以說，帆船運動是我童年里的重要部分，也是我童年最快樂的時光。7歲那年，我第一次接觸就深深喜歡上了帆船運動。記得那個暑假，我參加了司南帆船俱樂部舉辦的帆船夏令營活動，兩天的帆船理論知識學習和5天的海上實踐課程，讓我學會了操作OP級帆船的基本方法，以及日常航行、比賽的基本規則。

我至今對初次駕駛帆船的經歷記憶猶新。那天陽光明媚，微風習習，對于初學者來說，一切都那么適合。把小帆船推進海里再以極快的速度上船并安裝好舵和穩向板，這看似簡單但對于只有7歲的我而言非常不易，我費力搞定一切卻只能讓小船在海面上打轉，在教練的指導下才漸漸“掌控”了它。引領我走上帆船航海之路的這種OP級小帆船，已有60多年的歷史，是青少年學習和操控的最佳船型，世界冠軍徐莉佳10歲開始練習帆船正是從OP級入門的。這之后，我加入司南帆船俱樂部正式踏上帆船航海之路，開始系統學習帆船，那時幾乎每天都進行訓練，先后學會操作Byte？CII、Topper、Laser等不同種類和型號的帆船。當然，和家人一起揚帆出海，更是令人難忘的經歷。我所在的帆船俱樂部曾與青島市市南區聯合舉辦了一場帆船主題活動，我和父母一起操作RS？Quest級帆船出海，初次操控中型純風力帆船并和家人在家庭賽中獲得了第二名，這讓我一生難忘。

帆船比賽是速度和力量的較量，也是技藝和意志的比拼，它體現了奧林匹克更快、更高、更強的奧林匹克精神。作為學習提升帆船技能的重要一環，我曾多次參加帆船賽，第一次參賽是在9歲時，那時我還是三年級的小學生。作為初學者的我，遇到了許多麻煩，但我從隊友甚至是對手那里得到了很多幫助，這讓我感到帆船體育精神和合作精神的可貴，對我的人生產生很大影響。雖然那次比賽成績不高但我學到很多技巧。隨著年齡的增長，我獲得了越來越多的比賽經驗，但除了比賽成績我更在乎比賽的過程，因為比賽中總會有許多意外情況不斷發生，需要及時應對才能繼續完賽，這確實是一次次考驗，也是一個個很令人振奮的過程。

有人說，航海就是在蔚藍和深藍之間航行，充滿了挑戰和未知。但旖旎的海上風光對航海人有著無法抗拒的誘惑力，在碧海藍天之間揚帆起航，掀起彩色的浪潮，盡情地享受海上無限廣闊的空間——我很幸運在年幼時接觸并愛上這項運動，它教會了我很多，讓我懂得堅持不懈、勇敢向前、專注于自己所做的事情。當我在海上揚帆起航時，那種輕松感是無以言表的，眼前只有湛藍的天、清澈的海和純白的帆……我將保持對帆船的濃厚興趣，繼續我的帆船之旅。

As a beautiful seaside city and the birthplace of sailing sport in China， Qingdao is reputed to be a Sailing City and an Olympic city in China. Due to its unique maritime environment and resources， sailing has a strong foundation in the city.

I was so lucky to be born here. And I would say that sailing played a very big part in my happy childhood. I got attached to sailing sport when I was seven years old. I participated in a summer sailing camp organized by Sinan Sailing Club at Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center during the summer vacation. The camp included 2 days of basic knowledge learning and 5 days of practical training. During the first 2 days， I learned the fundamentals of operating an Optimist sailboat， and the basic rules of daily sailing and racing.

I still remembered my first day of sailing. It was a bright， breezy day， and everything was so perfect for a beginner to make his first attempt. After preparation， I pushed the sailboat into the water， got onto it and installed the rudder and stabilizer plate in a hurry. I must have been so funny at that time because I was too small and my arm wasnt long enough to touch the bottom of the rudder. So it was too hard for me to fully install them. My sailboat turned round and round off the shore. And finally， with the guidance of my coach， I started to know how to operate the sailboat.

I also want to introduce the sailboat model that I started with， the Optimist， which has a history of over 60 years. Its not the smallest sailboat， but its definitely the best one for kids to learn sailing and easy to handle. Most of the sailors use the Optimist to learn sailing and get good effects.

After my first experience， I started learning sailing systematically. I joined Sinan Sailing Club and got training almost every day. I tried different kinds and models of sailboats such as Byte CII， Topper， and Laser.

Sailing with my family is the most impressive experience for me. I got a chance to try a new sailboat model called RS Quest， which is a medium-sized， pure wind-driven sailboat. Thanks to the event hosted by Sinan Sailing Club and Shinan District， my parents and I enjoyed a fantastic moment operating this sailboat together. That was one of the best times of my life. Eventually， we participated in a family sailing race and won second place.

Additionally， sailing is a competitive sport， so competing in sailing events is necessary. I took part in sailing races at the district and city levels many times. It was at 9 years old that I started to compete in sailing races， and I was also a third-grade student at Qingdao Jiayuguan School back then. As a beginner， I got a lot of help from my counterparts and the atmosphere at the races was so good. When installing and preparing my sailboat all by myself， I encountered many difficulties， such as losing spare parts， and failing to reach the top of the sails to get it completely installed because I was too short at that time. I got so much help from my teammates as well as my competitors. I highly respected their sportsmanship and team spirit， which also affected me a lot. Falling behind in the race， I still learned a lot of skills. And I got more and more experienced as I grew older. In addition to the results of the race， I truly enjoyed the process much more. Many accidental situations kept occurring， such as the change of wind speed and direction， the overturned boat， and the violation of rules. I have to deal with these accidents in time to continue the race. Thats very exciting

All in all， thats my real experience with sailing as a boy living in Qingdao. I really appreciate my chance to sail and fall in love with sailing. This sport has taught me a lot and cultivated many of my qualities—perseverance， bravery， and concentration. When I set sail to the sea， I feel so relaxed that all of my pressure is relieved. The only things that I keep in my mind are the blue sky， the clear sea water and the white sail. Ill keep my strong interest in sailing and continue my journey on the sea.