Good times are always fleeting. The week-long Newcastle stop event has come to an end, and the Clipper racing fleet has departed for the next destination - Elle Beach.
美好的时光总是短暂的，为期一周的纽卡斯尔停靠站活动已经落幕，克利伯比赛船队已经离港出发，开始了驶向下一目的地-艾尔利滩的比赛。
After several days of adjustment and rest on the shore, the crew returned to the ship and set sail for a competition. The second race of the fourth stage of the Macau Rim race - Schedule 6, starts from Newcastle and ends at Ellie Beach. After the roar of cannons at the historic site of Sklachini Fortress in Newcastle, the race officially begins. The total sailing distance is 950 nautical miles, making it one of the shortest races in the 2023-24 season of the Clipper Round the World Sailing Race.
数日岸上的调整休息后，船员们再次回到船上、出海比赛。第四赛段环澳赛段的第二场比赛 - 赛程6，从纽卡斯尔出发，终点站艾尔利滩，在纽卡斯尔历史遗迹斯克拉赤尼要塞加农炮的轰响之后正式开赛，总航行里程950海里，是2023-24赛季克利伯环球帆船赛中最短赛程之一。
A large number of people came to the dock to bid farewell to the Clipper fleet and set off
大量民众来到码头欢送克利伯船队出发
This is the first time since the establishment of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race that it has docked at the Newcastle Yacht Club in New Wales, Australia. The participating crew spent a wonderful time here, rested and adjusted, fully revived, and returned to the field with all their might. During the stop, a series of exciting and fun activities were held here, including award ceremonies, Hawaiian style parties, local band performances, barbecue parties, canoe races, and mangrove conservation and environmental protection.
这是克利伯环球帆船赛创办以来首次停靠澳洲新威尔士的纽卡斯尔游艇帆船俱乐部，参赛船员在这里度过了美好的时光，休憩调整过后满血复活，全力以赴返回赛场。停靠站期间，在这里举行了颁奖仪式、夏威夷式派对、地方乐队演奏、烧烤派对、独木舟比赛、红树林维护清洁环保等一系列精彩趣味活动。
This competition is expected to take six to seven days. Due to the short distance and duration of this competition, there are no racing intervals, scoring gates, or hidden modes, only the competition for ranking points.
本场比赛预计耗时六到七天，由于本场比赛里程和耗时很短，所以不设置竞速区间、得分门和隐形模式，只有排位积分的争夺。
Mark Wright, the competition director of the Clipper Sailing Race, said: Schedule 6 is a unique race in the Clipper Round the World Sailing Race. First of all, the sailing distance is only 950 nautical miles. According to the standards of the Clipper Round the World Sailing Race, this distance is very short, but for most people who have never sailed, it is a long journey. This will be a competition of speed and passion, and a short distance race means that any mistake can lead to irreparable consequences. Adapting to the situation and grasping details will Becoming the key to victory. After departing from Newcastle Port, the racing fleet will sail into a moderate intensity easterly zone, experiencing at least a 24-hour upwind period until passing Fraser Island. From then on, we will start a fast-paced sailing with the wind
克利伯帆船赛竞赛总监马克·莱特说到：“赛程6是克利伯环球帆船赛中独具特色的一场比赛。首先要说的是，航行里程只有950海里，按照克利伯环球帆船赛的标准，这距离是很短了，但对于多数没玩过船的人来说却是一次长途旅行。这将是一次速度与激情的比拼，短途比赛意味着任何失误都可能导致无法弥补的后果，随机应变、细节把握将成为制胜的关键。从纽卡斯尔港出发后，比赛船队将会驶入中等强度的东风带中，至少要经历为期24小时的逆风时段，直至驶过弗雷泽岛。从那之后，就将开始快节奏的顺风航行了。”
Another feature of Schedule 6 is a series of mandatory check ins before the finish line in the second half of the race. The purpose of setting up these check-in gates is to ensure the safety of the competition fleet and avoid dangerous reefs and shoals. These mandatory check-in gates have been successfully used in previous competitions, with a total of five check-in gates set up, and the competition fleet must check-in at all five gates. The first gate has a width of approximately eleven nautical miles, while the smallest gate has a width of three and a quarter nautical miles, which is approximately the width of the island of Sorrente in the UK.
赛程6的另外一个特色就是后半程终点线前一系列强制打卡门。设置这些打卡门的目的就是为了保障比赛船队的安全，避开那些危险的礁石和浅滩。这些强制打卡门在往届比赛中就成功使用过，总共设置了五个打卡门，比赛船队必须在5个门口全部打卡。第一个打卡门宽度差不多是十一海里，宽度最小的打卡门是三又四分之一海里，差不多是英国索伦特岛的宽度。
During the 2019-20 season, the Clipper fleet docked at the Coral Sea Pier in Elly Beach
2019-20赛季期间克利伯船队停靠在艾尔利滩的珊瑚海码头
The finish line of Schedule 6 is set in the Pioneer Bay area outside of Elly Beach, which is the final stop of this competition - Coral Sea Pier. The distance between the finish line and the dock is about three-quarters of a nautical mile.
赛程6的终点线设置在艾尔利滩外面的先锋湾海域，那里就是本场比赛终点停靠地-珊瑚海码头，终点线距离停靠码头大概是四分之三海里。（来源：帆船之都青岛）
