LONDON Femme Air Force One Basse GS Rose Soldes , Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's port city Qingdao on Wednesday was confirmed as the third stop of the 2014 Stadium Racing, the Extreme Sailing Series.
Qingdao, which hosted the sailing event at the 2008 Olympic Games, will welcome nine teams representing seven countries and regions from May 1 to 4.
Britain's Olympic legend Ben Ainslie and Volvo Ocean Race winner Franck Cammas will skipper their teams in the race competing for the Extreme Sailing Series trophy.
Extreme Sailing Series organizers OC Sport confirmed details of their most ambitious Series to date at the London Boat Show. The world tour will celebrate its eighth year on the international sailing calendar with eight iconic host venues spanning three continents.
Mark Turner Homme Air Force One Basse Rouge Grise Soldes , Executive Chairman of OC Sport, said: "2014 is the eighth year of this the original Stadium Racing circuit, and significantly our fourth as a world tour. China is a rising power in sailing and we all know that they have a great potential. With Qingdao becoming an important stop of this race, we are confident that there will be Chinese sailors competing in the event in the near future."