Her name itself evokes a happy picture of a balmy day out on the water with the sails filled with breeze and the sun on your back while your favourite melody lifts your spirits higher and higher.
Summer Song Xiaqun smiles when the translator tells her of the uplifting inheritance that her parents, poor farmers from a small Zhejiang village, have bestowed on her. She has already made them happy by representing China at the Olympics; now she hopes to make them even more proud by being part of the China Team as the mainland go in hunt of America's Cup glory in 2013.
'My biggest accomplishment was representing China as a sailor at the 2008 Beijing Olympics,' says Song, who at the time would have felt she couldn't better that achievement. 'But now my ambition is to be part of China Team and winning the America's Cup.'
Song, 34, is the first woman to be recruited by China Team, who are making their second attempt at becoming the challenger in probably the most famous sailing event in the world, the America's Cup.
The mainland's debut in 2007 was less than successful, but with a bigger budget and a huge change in approach, confidence is bubbling within the team, who are funded by billionaire Wang Chaoyang.
Last time out, the team finished bottom. But more disappointing was that China's first venture into the blue-riband event was met with lukewarm interest across the country. Few people took notice of a boat, which despite being bedecked in national colours and the country's flag, failed to fire the imagination of the people.