我和帆船的故事

谭皓元

在打造“帆船之都”的過程中，青岛深入开展了青少年帆船运动普及活动，使这项运动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，青岛青少年的帆船运动水平也都在逐步提升中，帆船日渐成为备受青岛青少年喜欢的一项体育运动。

可以说，帆船运动是我童年里的重要部分，也是我童年最快乐的时光。7岁那年，我第一次接触就深深喜欢上了帆船运动。记得那个暑假，我参加了司南帆船俱乐部举办的帆船夏令营活动，两天的帆船理论知识学习和5天的海上实践课程，让我学会了操作OP级帆船的基本方法，以及日常航行、比赛的基本规则。

我至今对初次驾驶帆船的经历记忆犹新。那天阳光明媚，微风习习，对于初学者来说，一切都那么适合。把小帆船推进海里再以极快的速度上船并安装好舵和稳向板，这看似简单但对于只有7岁的我而言非常不易，我费力搞定一切却只能让小船在海面上打转，在教练的指导下才渐渐“掌控”了它。引领我走上帆船航海之路的这种OP级小帆船，已有60多年的历史，是青少年学习和操控的最佳船型，世界冠军徐莉佳10岁开始练习帆船正是从OP级入门的。这之后，我加入司南帆船俱乐部正式踏上帆船航海之路，开始系统学习帆船，那时几乎每天都进行训练，先后学会操作Byte？CII、Topper、Laser等不同种类和型号的帆船。当然，和家人一起扬帆出海，更是令人难忘的经历。我所在的帆船俱乐部曾与青岛市市南区联合举办了一场帆船主题活动，我和父母一起操作RS？Quest级帆船出海，初次操控中型纯风力帆船并和家人在家庭赛中获得了第二名，这让我一生难忘。

帆船比赛是速度和力量的较量，也是技艺和意志的比拼，它体现了奥林匹克更快、更高、更强的奥林匹克精神。作为学习提升帆船技能的重要一环，我曾多次参加帆船赛，第一次参赛是在9岁时，那时我还是三年级的小学生。作为初学者的我，遇到了许多麻烦，但我从队友甚至是对手那里得到了很多帮助，这让我感到帆船体育精神和合作精神的可贵，对我的人生产生很大影响。虽然那次比赛成绩不高但我学到很多技巧。随着年龄的增长，我获得了越来越多的比赛经验，但除了比赛成绩我更在乎比赛的过程，因为比赛中总会有许多意外情况不断发生，需要及时应对才能继续完赛，这确实是一次次考验，也是一个个很令人振奋的过程。

有人说，航海就是在蔚蓝和深蓝之间航行，充满了挑战和未知。但旖旎的海上风光对航海人有着无法抗拒的诱惑力，在碧海蓝天之间扬帆起航，掀起彩色的浪潮，尽情地享受海上无限广阔的空间——我很幸运在年幼时接触并爱上这项运动，它教会了我很多，让我懂得坚持不懈、勇敢向前、专注于自己所做的事情。当我在海上扬帆起航时，那种轻松感是无以言表的，眼前只有湛蓝的天、清澈的海和纯白的帆……我将保持对帆船的浓厚兴趣，继续我的帆船之旅。

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.