Qingdao team on top going into the Southern Ocean Stage of epic global sailing race
克利伯環球帆船賽開啟南大洋賽段青島號高居榜首！
After back-to-back victories and three podiums from the first three races so far in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, the Qingdao team entry, representing the Chinese sailing city on the global race route, is top of the overall leaderboard.
新農村商報網11月18日訊 經過了新賽季克利伯環球帆船賽的三賽程前三甲和兩賽程雙連冠之後，代表“中國帆船之都”參加角逐的青島號賽隊現已開啟了下一階段的比賽，目前青島號的總積分排名位列總積分排行榜的第一名。
The international Qingdao team, formed of 21 men and women, aged between 23 and 69, including a chiropractor, engineer and dairy farmer, embarked on Race 4, aptly titled the Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride, from Cape Town, South Africa, to Fremantle, Australia, on Sunday 17 November.
本段比賽中青島號的國際船員組成總共包括21名男女船員，年齡從23歲到69歲不等，其中包括了脊骨神經科醫生、工程師、農場主等等，本段比賽被命名為“Marlow南大洋雪橇之旅”比賽，從南非的開普敦出發，駛向澳大利亞的弗里曼特爾，比賽開始時間是11日與17日星期天的下午。
The eleven strong fleet of identical 70-ft purpose built racing yachts departed the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, and as the race got underway at 1300UTC the teams raced for prime position on the start line which was framed by iconic Table Mountain.
由十一艘克利伯70英尺大帆船組成的比賽船隊於世界標準時間十七日的下午13點駛離了維多利亞阿爾弗萊德濱海碼頭，駛向港外的開賽海域，大量民眾前往現場歡送助威，標誌性的桌山為開賽提供了華麗的背景映襯。
Ahead of the start, Qingdao’s professional Skipper, Chris Brooks, who is leading the non-professional race team, said: “In some ways being in first place comes with extra pressure. Now we’ve had some good results it’s now expected of Qingdao to continue to keep getting the same.
青島號的職業船長克里斯.布魯克斯（Chris Brooks）率領一組由非職業選手組成的賽隊參加角逐，比賽開始前接受採訪說到：“從某種角度上看，第一名的位置還有額外的壓力的。目前我們取得的成績非常不錯，我們被給予了厚望，期待能夠繼續保持住青島號良好的競技狀態。”
“The previous race into Cape Town was quite tough with some really big wind and I think that’s going to be very similar to what this next race is going to be about it. The crew have had a good taste of what it is going to be like so I think this team is only going to get better. They really want to win this race ”
“上一段駛向開普敦的比賽非常艱難，遭遇到了一些非常強大的風況，我認為這段比賽會出現類似同樣的挑戰，情況會差不多的。賽隊船員在上一段已經體驗到了極端刺激的海況和天氣，相信這一段比賽將會更好的進行適應。他們也是非常想繼續贏得這段比賽的。”
Infamous for its grueling conditions, the 4,650 nautical mile-long race, which is estimated to take 25 days, will see the crew take on one of Mother Nature’s toughest challenges. As the Cape of Good Hope falls astern, the teams will head towards the 40th parallel. This is where the Roaring Forties start, and the Southern Ocean provides some of the most extreme and exhilarating sailing in the world.
這段比賽的海況將會非常極端挑戰，總里程達到4650海里，比賽預計耗時是25天時間，比賽船隊將會遭遇到大自然母親奉上的最為艱難的海況。好望角的標記點航行結束後，比賽船隊將駛入印度洋並朝著南緯40度方向行進。這正是南半球咆哮西風帶開始活躍的區域，南大洋上，比賽船隊將有機會遭遇一些非常極端、刺激的海況和天氣。
Of the 21 non-professional crew members racing on board the Qingdao team, two are Qingdao Ambassador Crew members, representing the city during the third stage of the Clipper Race. They will be racing alongside everyday people from five different nations on board as they head to Fremantle. Zheng Yi, 23, from Qingdao is proud to be representing his home city: “I was born in Qingdao and the city has given me a lot including this sailing experience and the opportunity to take part in Leg 3 of the Clipper Race. As an ambassador I am proud to tell everyone about my home city and Qingdao’s involvement in the race. We have already got three podiums and we are hoping to do the same in this race.”
青島號賽隊本段比賽中共有21名參賽船員，其中有兩名是中國籍的青島號大使船員，他們代表青島參加克利伯帆船賽此次第三賽段的角逐。其餘的國際船員來自於五個不同的國家，他們將並肩作戰，共同努力駛向澳大利亞的弗里曼特爾。來自青島的23歲選手鄭毅代表自己的家鄉城市參賽，他無比自豪，感慨說到：“我出生在青島，這座城市給了我很多，其中就包括了帆船運動的經歷和參加克利伯環球帆船賽的難得機遇。作為一名大使船員，能夠為青島市的國際宣傳和推廣做出貢獻，我感到非常自豪。我們已經取得了三個賽程的前三甲成績，希望在這段比賽中能夠繼續保持。”
The race is the fourth of 15 that forms the entire circumnavigation which began from London, UK, on 1 September. After stopovers in Portimão, Portugal; Punta del Este, Uruguay, and Cape Town, South Africa the fleet is due to arrive into Fremantle from 9 December 2019.
剛剛開始的是本賽季克利伯環球帆船賽15個賽程中的第四個，本賽季克利伯帆船賽是9月1日從英國倫敦起航出發的，目前已經抵達過的停靠港包括葡萄牙的波爾蒂芒、烏拉圭的埃斯特角城和南非的開普敦，比賽船隊預計是從2019年12月9日開始陸續抵達弗里曼特爾。
In total, almost 700 crew will take part in the 41,165 nautical mile circumnavigation which takes eleven months to complete. Crew can choose to race around the world or take part in one of more of the eight individual stages with the global route.
本賽季克利伯環球帆船賽參賽船員總數近700名，環球里程累積41165海里，總耗時11個月完成。參賽船員可以選擇參加環球全部賽段的比賽，也可以選擇參加其中的一段或者幾段的比賽。
Each team, led by a professional skipper and first mate, is crewed by everyday people, from all walks of life and representing 43 different nationalities. Around 40 percent of the Race Crew have never sailed before signing up and completing the four levels of Clipper Race training.
每支賽隊由一名職業船長和一名安全大副率領，賽隊船員來自於全球43個國家和地區，他們是來自於社會各行各業的普通民眾。參加比賽的船員中，有40%的比例是在報名和參加克利伯帆船賽賽前強制培訓之前沒有過任何航海經歷的。
From Fremantle, the race will restart on 22 December 2019 heading for Whitsundays, Australia; Sanya, China; Subic Bay, Philippines; Zhuhai and Qingdao, China; Seattle and New York, USA; Hamilton, Bermuda; Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland before finishing back in London in Summer 2020.
比賽船隊在弗里曼特爾停靠後將於2019年12月22日再次出發駛向東澳的惠森迪群島、中國三亞、菲律賓的比斯開灣、中國珠海、中國青島、美國的西雅圖和紐約、百慕大的漢密爾頓、北愛爾蘭的倫敦德里，最後於2020年夏天再次返回倫敦。
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