After winning the annual championship of the Clipper 2019-20 Round the World Sailing Race, "Sailing City Qingdao" has once again renewed its contract with the Clipper Round the World Sailing Race and will continue to appear as a partner of the host port and racing team in the next two seasons.
继赢得克利伯2019-20环球帆船赛年度总冠军的骄人战绩后，“帆船之都·青岛”再度与克利伯环球帆船赛续约，在未来两个赛季里继续以主办港和赛队合作伙伴身份亮相赛事。
今日，青岛市体育局与克利伯风险投资公司签署了未来两季赛事的合作协议，同日，新赛季克利伯环球帆船赛“青岛号”大使船员选拔活动圆满结束。青岛市人民政府副市长、青岛市重大国际帆船赛事(节庆)活动组委会副主席赵胜村，青岛奥帆城市发展促进会常务副会长、组委会副主席臧爱民，青岛市体育局党组书记、组委会秘书长蔡全记，青岛市体育局副局长谭鹏，青岛市体育局副局级领导、组委会执行秘书长刘谕，青岛市体育事业发展中心主任、组委会执行秘书长张敏，克利伯风险投资公司总经理（执行董事）劳拉•埃尔斯（Laura Ayres）等共同出席签约仪式并见证了这一重要时刻。
Today, the Qingdao Sports Bureau signed a cooperation agreement with Clipper Venture Capital for the next two seasons of the competition. On the same day, the selection of the ambassador crew for the new season of the Clipper Round the World Sailing Race "Qingdao" was successfully concluded. Zhao Shengcun, Vice Mayor of Qingdao Municipal People's Government and Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee for Major International Sailing Events (Festivals), Zang Aimin, Executive Vice President and Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee of Qingdao Olympic Sailing City Development Promotion Association, Cai Quanji, Secretary of the Party Group and Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of Qingdao Municipal Sports Bureau, Tan Peng, Deputy Director of Qingdao Municipal Sports Bureau, Liu Yu, Deputy Director of Qingdao Municipal Sports Bureau and Executive Secretary General of the Organizing Committee, and Director of Qingdao Sports Development Center Zhang Min, Executive Secretary General of the Organizing Committee, and Laura Ayres, General Manager (Executive Director) of Clipper Venture Capital, jointly attended the signing ceremony and witnessed this important moment.
青岛市政府副市长、组委会副主席赵胜村祝贺青岛与克利伯成功签约新赛季：“青岛与克利伯英方组委会合作协议的签署，标志着双方续写精诚合作步入新周期、新征程。2005年至今，双方携手奋进达八届18年，彼此已成为互信共赢的紧密合作伙伴。克利伯环球帆船赛见证了中国航海运动不断发展壮大，深化了青岛‘帆船之都’建设内涵。‘青岛号’大帆船环球航行、劈波斩浪、追逐梦想，向全世界展示了青岛‘活力海洋之都、精彩宜人之城’的精彩魅力。青岛作为克利伯环球帆船赛全球合作时间最长的停靠城市，将抓住机遇、乘势而上，一如既往地密切与克利伯英方组委会的沟通合作，着力把赛事作为打造‘帆船之都’城市品牌、建设体育强市的重要载体。预祝克利伯环球帆船赛越办越好，预祝双方接下来的合作精彩圆满！”
Vice Mayor of Qingdao Municipal Government Zhao Shengcun, Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee, congratulates Qingdao on successfully signing a new season contract with Clipper: The signing of the cooperation agreement between Qingdao and the Clipper British Organizing Committee marks a new cycle and journey for both sides to continue their sincere cooperation. Since 2005, the two sides have worked together for eight sessions and 18 years, becoming close partners of mutual trust and win-win. The Clipper Round the World Sailing Race has witnessed the continuous development and growth of China's maritime sports and deepened the connotation of Qingdao's "Sailing City" construction. The "Qingdao" sailing ship sails around the world, chopping waves and chopping waves Chasing dreams and showcasing the wonderful charm of Qingdao as a vibrant ocean city and a wonderful and pleasant city to the world. As the city with the longest global cooperation time for the Clipper Round the World Sailing Race, Qingdao will seize the opportunity, seize the opportunity, and continue to closely communicate and cooperate with the Clipper UK Organizing Committee, focusing on making the race an important carrier for building the "Sailing City" city brand and building a strong sports city. Wishing the Clipper Round the World Sailing Race better and better, and wishing both sides a wonderful and complete cooperation in the future! "
克利伯风险投资公司总经理（执行董事）劳拉•埃尔斯（Laura Ayres）接受采访说到：“此次签约将双方合作延续至克利伯2025-26赛季，这也标志着双方合作进入了历史性的连续十个赛季、20年合作周期。青岛将继续稳固其赛事历史中合作时间最为长久的合作伙伴关系，未来继续利用赛事全球平台，深化‘帆船之都’品牌建设，最大化地做好城市品牌宣传推介。”
“我们刚刚完成了新赛季‘青岛号’大使船员的选拔工作，将会有九人成功入选成为远洋航海选手，代表‘帆船之都’青岛参加克利伯环球帆船赛。毫无疑问，大使船员的质量一届比一届高，这不仅证明了青岛作为中国‘帆船之都’这些年发展取得的成功和帆船运动的良好传承，也彰显了青岛作为‘体育中心城市’的实力。”
“我们期待在过往赛季成功合作的基础上，再次将这项赛事带给青岛的朋友们。”
Laura Ayres, General Manager (Executive Director) of Clipper Venture Capital, said in an interview: "This signing will continue the cooperation between the two sides until the 2025-26 season of the Clipper season, marking the beginning of a historic ten-year and 20-year cooperation cycle. Qingdao will continue to consolidate its longest cooperation partnership in the history of the competition, and continue to use the global platform of the competition to deepen the construction of the 'Sailing City' brand and maximize the promotion of the city's brand."
We have just completed the selection process for the ambassador crew of the new season's' Qingdao ', and nine people will be successfully selected as ocean going sailors to represent the' Sailing Capital 'Qingdao in the Clipper Round the World Sailing Race. Without a doubt, the quality of the ambassador crew has been improving year by year, which not only proves the success of Qingdao's development as China's' Sailing Capital' in recent years and the good inheritance of sailing sports, but also highlights Qingdao as a 'sports city' The strength of the 'nurturing center city'
"We look forward to bringing this event to our friends in Qingdao again, building on our successful cooperation in previous seasons."
青岛与克利伯环球帆船赛合作的一项重要贡献就是大使船员项目，该项目已经成功培育出了70余名中国航海选手，这其中已经有很多人都成为了职业帆船选手或是在帆船运动行业从事相关专业的工作。第一位参加克利伯环球帆船赛的中国选手就是2005-06赛季中“青岛号”上的郭川，后来郭船长在2013年再创纪录成为了世界上第一个完成不间断、无补给环球航海的中国人。在克利伯2013-14环球帆船赛中，“青岛号”大使船员宋坤成功完成了整个赛季比赛并以此成为了世界上第一个完成环球航海的中国女性。签约之际，正逢2023-24赛季“青岛号”大使船员选拔工作圆满结束，参加选拔的选手表现出色、实力强劲，成功入围的大使船员名单将择日公布。
One important contribution of the cooperation between Qingdao and the Clipper Round the World Sailing Race is the Ambassador Sailing Program, which has successfully cultivated more than 70 Chinese sailors, many of whom have become professional sailors or engaged in related professional work in the sailing industry. The first Chinese athlete to participate in the Clipper Round the World Sailing Race was Guo Chuan from the "Qingdao" in the 2005-06 season. Later, in 2013, Captain Guo set a new record and became the world's first Chinese person to complete uninterrupted and resupplied circumnavigation. In the Clipper 2013-14 Round the World Sailing Race, the Qingdao ambassador crew member Song Kun successfully completed the entire season of the race and became the first Chinese woman in the world to complete a circumnavigation. At the time of signing the contract, it coincides with the successful completion of the 2023-24 season of the "Qingdao" ambassador crew selection work. The contestants who participated in the selection have performed outstandingly and have strong strength. The list of successfully qualified ambassador crew members will be announced on a certain day.
2023-24克利伯环球帆船赛船队将于2024年3月抵达中国青岛，在青岛站休憩调整后将开启横跨北太平洋赛段。届时，十一艘克利伯远洋大帆船将承载着数百名国际船员从“帆船之都”青岛出发横跨北太平洋驶向美国。（来源：帆船之都青岛）
The 2023-24 Clipper Round the World Sailing Team will arrive in Qingdao, China in March 2024, and after adjusting their rest at the Qingdao Station, they will begin the cross Pacific race. At that time, eleven Clipper ocean going sailing ships will carry hundreds of international crew members from Qingdao, the "sailing capital", crossing the North Pacific and heading towards the United States. (Source: Sailing Capital Qingdao)
