With the confirmation of Sanya as the Chinese port for the next edition of the race, Chuan is confident that the surge in competitive sailing, given added impetus by the Qingdao stopover, and the exploits of Green Dragon, will continue.
"It is great news for China," he said from France this week where he is spending the next two months preparing longer-term for a potential mini-Transat challenge.
"The race returning to China is really important to the Chinese people and Chinese sailing. Since Qingdao in the last race there is a lot more interest in sailing in general. There are a lot more boats out on the water at weekends, more events and more competitive sailing.
"For the people of Sanya, who have only seen the race through the media up till now, the stopover is a great chance to see the boats first hand and meet the sailors face to face and to learn just how exciting the Volvo Ocean Race really is. Just like the people of Qindgao did."
Chuan believes Sanya will provide a stopover every bit as memorable as that hosted by Qingdao in 2008-09.
"Sanya is an ideal destination," he said. "I first visited Sanya 10 years ago as a crew member in the annual 400-mile Hong Kong to Sanya Race. I still remember the beautiful imagery of sandy beaches and tropical environment as we sailed into port at the finish. The Volvo crews can expect the same.
"The weather in Sanya is nice all year round. It's like being in the Caribbean except you are in south-east Asia."
As for infrastructure, Sanya has developed rapidly over the past few years. Pride of place will be a new marina. "The facilities will be excellent and the welcome will be very warm," he says.
In the 2008-09 race Chuan and Green Dragon had endured a brutal leg 4 in which the boat broke a forestay and sustained structural damage which threatened its ongoing participation in the race.
At the end of the 2,500-mile passage from Singapore, the enormity of the arrival into Qingdao for both the crew and particularly Chuan was not lost on skipper Ian Walker.
In a poignant, tribute he wrote ..."For Guo, the first Asian person to ever sail in the Volvo Ocean Race, this will be an even more special moment.
"Qingdao is his hometown and I cannot wait to let him steer the Green Dragon into the dock. Guo's contribution has been great - I cannot imagine how hard it must have been to live for so long in such a tight space with people from a different culture entirely.
"Guo you are a top man and our battle to Qingdao was as much for you as anyone else. You deserve this moment."
At times, Chuan's was a tough baptism. His exploits on deck earned him the moniker The Human Cannonball from some of his less sympathetic crew mates. But he emerged a little wet and a lot wiser for the experience.
Nonetheless, Chuan has ambitions of doing another Volvo - as a full-time sailor rather than as an embedded reporter.
"I would really love to do the race as a crew member not a media man," he said. "There were a lot of times in the last race where I would be holding a camera and trying to stay out of the way while the guys were trying to sail the boat.
"Last time my job was to capture the moment but I would have loved to hold a sheet and helm the wheel at times. I really hope I have the opportunity to do the race and see the world again next time."
Reflecting on the 2008-09 race, he admitted that self-doubt had crept in. In a frank, post-race interview, he talked of the inadequacy he felt at tmes.
The revelations were in stark contrast to the guarded emotions of hardened offshore sailors.
"I felt tremendous pressure of working as a Media Crew Member because I had had no journalistic experience previously and I was facing challenges of cultural difference and communication.
"I started to doubt if I could complete the race. I often wondered if I should continue. Also, I worked with a team of 10 crew members who are the best and most experienced sailors in the world. I was not sure if I could complete the task my team gave to me.
"Now, looking back, I was very pleased with myself that I stayed on and finished it regardless of anything."
For now the Mini Transat, a project he was working on prior to the call to join Green Dragon, remains top of his priorities. But another Volvo is a close second.
