Special Events - GUL Party Sailing
 

GUL Party Sailing - The Event

Beijing's Only Sailing Party. GUL, Crocs, Shanba and City Weekend invite you to join the fun. Feeling landlocked? Tired of the sand blowing in your face and rather it was between your toes? Missing the caress of the warm ocean breeze? Well we’re going to the seaside, where it’s time to get tanned – it’s the perfect cure. Take part in the GUL Party Sailing and you will enjoy sail training sessions, a sailing competition, then champagne medal ceremony, after which you’ll party hard with music, sangria and a slipway BBQ. No sailing experience is required. This is an overnight affair staying in a hotel, departing after work on Friday 19 September and returning in the afternoon on Sunday 21 September.

The Details - Fri 19 Sep

  • Leave from Beijing Main Railway Station for Beidaihe on 18:30 train (approx).
  • Arrive Qinhuangdao at 20:30 (approx) and transfer by coach to your hotel (20 mins).
  • After check-in then walk across to the Beijing Sailing Center to sign-on for the racing and dinner.
  • On sign-on individuals will be allocated into teams of 4, with each team deciding their team name and randomly drawing their fleet (port or starboard) and instructor. Each team will also be allocated their schedule for the Saturday events.
  • The bar will be open, dinner will be served and, while enjoying a beer or a glass of wine, it will be a chance to discuss strategy and tactics with your instructor.

The Details - Sat 20 Sep

  • After an early breakfast in the hotel, the fun begins.
  • The port fleet teams will take to the water for sail training. Everyone has a role to play in the forthcoming racing and everyone gets to perform each role, so it’s about learning fast!
  • In parallel, the starboard fleet teams will receive shore based racing theory, then its a chance to spectate or take to the volleyball court and buff the tan!
  • Mid morning and we swap over. The starboard fleet teams will take to the water for their sail training, while the port fleet enjoy shorebased racing theory.
  • After lunch, we get into the preliminary sailing races … and your instructors are not allowed to help, so don’t even ask them.
  • You and your team must drive the boat around the triangular course as fast as possible. After each lap you rotate roles, so everyone gets a chance to do everything.
  • It’s the top 3 teams from each fleet that go through into the medal race.
  • Medal race, last race of the day, and now the pressure is on. All the best competitors are on the water, so you must work together as a well oiled team.
  • Let the champagne flow – it’s the medal presentation ceremony. Sangria all round, prizes and medals for the winners.
  • Bar’s open – dinner and beach bonfire party. Crank up the music and party hard. After a long day on the water you’ll deserve it.

The Details - Sun 21 Sep

  • Relax over a leisurely breakfast and a cup of coffee.
  • Further fun sailing for those that wish or take an optional trip to the start of The Great Wall at Lao Long Tou (Old Dragon’s Head) for an additional fee (RMB 50 for the minibus plus entry fee).
  • Sit and reminisce on your success from yesterday over lunch.
  • Then board the coach at 14.00 for the 15:10 train from Qinhuangdao, arriving in Beijing at 17.10.

Prizes

  • 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed boat from the medal race
  • Prize for the "Best Dressed Team"
  • Prize for "Most Spectacular Capsize"

What to Bring

  • Swimsuit, beach shorts and shirt
  • Hat and sunglasses (preferably with a lanyard)
  • Crocs, beach shoes or an old pair of trainers.
  • Suntan lotion and insect repellent
  • Rain jacket and jumper (just in case!)
  • Beach towel and soap
  • If you are in the tents, then bring a sleeping bag and a flashlight
  • We provide international standard lifejackets, wetsuits and helmets

Travel Plan

  • We’ll be travelling by train from Beijing Railway Station to Beidaihe/Qinhuangdao. We plan to catch D7 at 18:30, so we’ll meet at the Beijing Main Railway Station at 17:30 September 19th.
  • Arrive on time! Boarding typically starts 20-30 minutes before departure and closes 10 mins before departure.
  • Collect your train ticket from Shanba before 19th September or for a small fee we can send your train ticket to you - we cannot issue tickets at the station.
  • If you can’t make the Friday train, then there is a train on Saturday morning at about 07.00 and we can meet you at the Sailing Center!
  • Alternatively you can drive, just click here to download our map.

Cost & Terms

  • RMB 1499 per person to register as an individual.
  • RMB 1275 per person to register as a team of 4.
  • The package price is per person and includes:
    • All sailing and other sports
    • Train ticket from Beijing to Beidaihe/Qinhuangdao and return
    • Transfers between Beidaihe station and the Beijing Sailing Center
    • Hotel accommodation for 2 nights based on 2 sharing
    • Breakfast at the hotel, late dinner on Friday evening, lunch and dinner on Saturday, lunch on Sunday at the Beijing Sailing Center. Dinner on Saturday will be a BBQ (weather depending).
    • Water and soft fruit drinks (cans and alcoholic drinks are extra)
  • Supplements and Deductables
    • Prefer not to share a hotel room, add RMB 200.
    • Prefer to have us send your train tickets to you, add RMB 50.
    • Prefer to travel on Saturday morning, then deduct RMB 50 but organise your own train tickets on the D1 at 07.10 on Saturday and take a taxi from the station to the Beijing Sailing Center (click here to download the driving map to show the taxi driver).
    • We have have a limited number of tents available for those on a budget. Prefer to stay in a tent, then deduct RMB 100
    • Special supporters price of RMB 800 for non-sailing participants that just want to party!
    • Self-drive deduct RMB 100 (click here to download the map).
    • Note that deductables are not cummulative!
  • Full payment on registration. No registration can be firm without full payment. Substitution are accepted but no refunds.
  • Facilities at the Beijing Sailing Center are functional, but basic, with lockers, changing rooms and showers for each sex and unisex portable toilets.

Registration: Register at Shanba, Super Bar Street (Xing Ba Lu), near Lady Street (Nuren Jie) by submitting the completed registration form with your payment in full. Click here to download the map to Shanba or contact Helen on 139 1158 9765 at the bar for directions in Chinese or English.

More Info: Contact Beijing Sailing Center on 15001189850 for more information.