Was sailing so expensive hundreds of years ago? Yes, a top racing sailboat may be more expensive than a boat. The average investment of each team in the America's Cup yacht race is as high as 654.38 billion euros, and the minimum cost of a yacht is 7 million dollars. In 2007, the champion Alingi cost as much as $80 million, making it the most expensive yacht in history.

The Olympic Games does not advocate burning money, which is not as exaggerated as the America's Cup, but when it comes to the breakdown of projects, the cost is also high. Sailing and windsurfing competitions in the Olympic Games are divided into OP, Neil and 470, and each level has its own uniqueness.

OP class is the smallest and simplest sailing boat in the world, which is mainly composed of hull, sail and blades. Its hull is 2m 30 long, 1m 14 wide and weighs 35kg. Many sailors start their careers at the OP level, and the cost of this kind of ship is about 2,000 to 3,000 dollars. Unlike the OP-class single boat, the Class 470 is a twin boat. The current price is about $20,000.

This is not the most expensive, the star rating is. This is an event with a long history. It entered the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1932. As a regatta with a keel, its cost is 1.5 to 0.2 million/200 thousand dollars, which is the most expensive event in the whole Olympic Games.

Sailing is a relatively unpopular event in the Olympic Games. Because of low popularity and few sponsors, sailing players often have to bear high expenses for buying boats and participating in the competition abroad. Before, many athletes were faced with the dilemma of not being able to compete because they could not make up the necessary equipment expenses.

In 20 12 London Olympic Games, sailing and windsurfing won a total of 10 gold medals, including 3 from Australia, 2 from Spain, and/kloc-0 from Britain, Netherlands, New Zealand and Sweden. Only China, a developing country, won a gold medal.