Yachting focus of weekend events at Keelung PortMARINE RECREATION: Events for new yachting license holders and those interested in obtaining one, two-day tours, and a large gathering are slatedBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterThe Maritime and Port Bureau yesterday said that it is to host several yachting-related events in Keelung’s Badouzi Port (八斗子) the weekend next week in accordance with the Executive Yuan’s “Salute to the Sea” policy. This would be the seventh year the bureau has hosted events to promote yachting as a recreational activity, it said. Officials of the Maritime and Port Bureau yesterday greet the audience at an event to promote a series of yachting events in Keelung this weekend. One of the events is to feature 200 new yachting license holders, the bureau said, adding that the bureau hopes to attract more people to the sport. This weekend would see a number of yachting events, bureau section chief Chan Chiang-chuan (詹家銓) said.

Source: Taipei Times September 09, 2020 15:56 UTC