Zhai Mo
Time:2024-10-23 17:25
Zhai Mo, an artist and Chinese ambassador of maritime science, the first Chinese sailing solo around the world in 2007-2009. He was honored annual Touching China award" in 2009 as an inspirational role model and won the special award of "Zheng He Navigation Contribution Awards".
In 2021, in order to call attention to the protection and sustainable use of the Arctic, he set sail from Shanghai for a "non-stop circumnavigation of the Arctic Ocean", and was named by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification as "Arctic Explorer of Desertification and Drought Day 2021".
The sailing training center founded by Captain Zhai Mo has trained thousands of trainees and helped hundreds of local fishermen find new jobs by mastering sailing skills.
In the past decade, Captain Zhai Mo gave lectures to tens of thousands of college、middle school and primary school students in more than 20 provinces across the country, to promote sailing and navigation knowledge, culture and spirits. Tens of thousands of people became enthusiasts in sailing and navigation after attending the training, competitions and winter and summer camps organized by these sailing centers.