克利伯环球帆船赛是世界上最长的远洋航海比赛，同样被熟知为全球范围内最艰难、最考验耐力的航海赛事之一。总赛程超过四万海里，耗时大约一年，12支队伍驾乘统一设计的克利伯70尺远洋比赛大帆船。

    克利伯环球帆船赛由罗宾.诺克斯.约翰斯顿爵士在1996年创办，罗宾爵士是世界环球不间断航海第一人，在1968-1969年间独自完成了环球航海航行。他的目标是让任何一个人，无论先前是否有过航海经历，都会有机会来体验到远洋航海的刺激，是业余航海届里独一无二的类型比赛。百分之四十的参赛船员在报名参加比赛和系统的赛事培训课程之前是没有过任何航海经历的。这场独特的赛事把所有人都汇聚在了一起，无论是警察还是按摩理疗师，卡车司机还是学生，护士或者是园艺工程师，大家都有机会组队合作、共同接受大自然母亲的挑战和洗礼。参赛者年龄无上限，目前为止曾经参加过比赛的最大年龄是74岁。

    无论是选择参加环球全赛段比赛，或者是参加八个赛段中的个别赛段，我们所有参加比赛的船员都将通过经历这个星球上最具挑战和复杂的海况而成就非凡。

    整个赛事横跨全球，分成了一系列赛程，每个赛程比赛结束后，第一名可获得最多的12点积分，第十二名获得1点积分。在整个系列赛程结束后，累计积分最多的赛队将捧得克利伯帆船赛冠军奖杯。

    克利伯2015-16届环球帆船赛于2015年8月30日在伦敦的圣凯瑟琳码头起航，本届比赛为克利伯帆船赛的第十届比赛。超过690名、来自40多个国家和地区的选手参加了本届比赛，自从克利伯帆船赛创办以来，已经有超过3000名普通的人们通过参加克利伯帆船赛成为了远洋航海选手。为获取更多赛事信息，请点击赛事官网：www.clipperroundtheworld.com。

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    The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is the world’s longest ocean adventure and is also regarded as one of the toughest endurance challenges on the planet. At 40,000 nautical miles long and taking almost a year to complete, it consists of twelve teams competing against each other on the world’s largest matched fleet of 70-foot ocean racing yachts.

    The Clipper Race was established in 1996 by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first person to sail solo non-stop around the world in 1968-69. His aim was to allow anyone, regardless of previous sailing experience, the chance to embrace the thrill of ocean racing; it is the only event of its kind for amateur sailors. Around 40 per cent of crew are novices and have never sailed before starting a comprehensive training programme ahead of their adventure. This unique challenge brings together everyone from chief executives to taxi drivers, nurses and firemen, farmers, airline pilots and students, from age 18 upwards, to take on Mother Nature’s toughest conditions. There is no upper age limit, the oldest competitor to date was 74.

    Whether they choose to take on the whole circumnavigation or compete in one or more of eight individual legs, all our crew achieve something remarkable as they conquer some of the world’s most challenging oceans.

    The overall route is split into a series of global races and a maximum 12 points going to first place ascending to 1 point for twelfth place. The team with the highest cumulative points at the end of the final race wins the series, and the Clipper Race trophy.

    The Clipper 2015-16 Race starts from St Katharine Docks, London on 30 August 2015 and will be the event’s tenth edition. Over 690 people from more than 40 different countries will take part, and over 3,000 novice sailors have been transformed into ocean racers throughout Clipper Race history so far. For more information, go to www.clipperroundtheworld.com.

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