On the morning of January 9th local time, the Clipper Racing Organizing Committee held a pre race captain and first mate briefing meeting to present and confirm the route, weather conditions, and usage of Joker Cards for Schedule 6. Subsequently, the captain and first mate returned to their respective fleets for a pre race meeting with the crew.
当地时间1月9日上午，克利伯赛组委召开了赛前船长和大副说明大会，对赛程6比赛航线、天气状况预测以及双倍积分卡（Joker Cards）的使用情况进行了陈述和确认，紧接着，船长和大副们回到各自船队与船员们进行了赛前会议。
Schedule 6 starts from Newcastle and ends at Ellie Beach in the Holy Spirit Islands. In terms of distance and race time, it is one of the shortest races in this season's Clipper Round the World, facing weather and sea conditions that are very similar to those of Schedule 5.
赛程6从纽卡斯尔出发，终点站是圣灵群岛的艾尔利滩，从航程和比赛时间上看，是本赛季克利伯环球帆船赛中最短的比赛场次之一，途中面临的天气海况与赛程5的极为相似。
Before the start of the race, what did the captain and first mate of the "Qingdao" have in mind about this match?
开赛前，“青岛号”船长和大副们对这场比赛有所期所想呢？
"Captain Jeronimo Santos Gonzalez of the Qingdao said, 'This is the last game I will lead as the interim captain of the Qingdao, so my goal is to lead the team to compete in the top three. What I want to say to the crew is that not only am I' on fire ', but I am also going to have a' nuclear explosion '! The crew will do everything they can, and we will do our best!'"
“青岛号”船长杰罗尼莫·桑托斯·冈萨雷斯表示：“这是我临任船长率领‘青岛号’的最后一场比赛了，所以我定下的目标就是率领团队冲击前三名。我要和船员们说的是，我不仅是‘着火了’，而且我还要‘核爆发’了！船员们将会使出浑身解数，我们将全力以赴！”
"Officer Henry Harriet of the 'Qingdao' added, 'This is my first race as Officer of the' Qingdao ', and I am very excited. I have officially met with all the crew, and the atmosphere on board is very good. I can't wait to embark on this journey of speed and passion with Captain Jeronimo and the crew.'"
Looking forward to the exciting performance of "Qingdao"!
“青岛号”大副亨利·哈雷特补充说：“这是我上任‘青岛号’大副的第一场比赛，我感到非常激动。我已经与全体船员正式见面了，船上的气氛非常不错。迫不及待的要与船长杰罗尼莫以及船员们开启这场速度与激情之旅。”
期待“青岛号”的精彩表现！（来源：帆船之都青岛）
