Qingdao International Sailing Week will begin on Aug 18 and conclude on Sept 2 at the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, in Qingdao city, a coastal city of Shandong province.

Starting in 2009, the event has been held from the third Saturday in August and lasts 16 days.

This year's sailing week themed "Sailing capital to boost the blue transformation" has more than 50 activities.

Divided into eight components, they include international sailing competitions, Olympic cultural exchanges, promotion of sailing knowledge and culture, sailing industry events and experience exchanges among youth sailors.