Day 12 has provided “stupendously stonking spinnaker runs” of up to 305 nautical miles covered in 24 hours, as the fleet powers on in the North Pacific Trade Winds. However, it is not all champagne and roses as large gusty squalls, reported up to 50 knots, are currently keeping teams on the lookout for sail changes. 比赛的第12日里，船队借助北太平洋上的信风，在过去24小时里跑出了305海里的行程，可以说是相当的速度，然而借助信风行驶的时候，也不只是香槟和玫瑰，天气预测报告中显示瞬时速度达到50节的飑风也让赛队们时刻准备着进行换帆操作。

    ClipperTelemed+ Skipper Matt Mitchell, now sixth after continuing to make excellent progress alongside Qingdao on the most easterly heading of the fleet, notes: “The wind has been fairly up and down, with it usually hanging around the high 20's to low 30's. Overnight we had some fairly big squalls as well with gusts into the high 40's so it's made the choice of sail plan quite a tricky one. 目前位列第六的克利伯远程医疗号赛队船长Matt Mitchell在报告中写到：“风况时起时落，风速快的时候差不多30节，慢的时候差不多20节，晚间的时候，遇到了一些比较大的飑风，差不多达到了40节，所以说我们换帆的操作还是比较频繁的。”

    “We have been erring on the side of caution and settling with our Yankee 1 for the time being. We are still making great speeds however only time will tell if we are able to keep pace with the other boats in our pack.” 我们一直是比较小心谨慎的，目前使用的是船艏扬基帆1号，速度还是很不错的，但是能否一直在周围同行的对手中保持节奏和位置那就要看时间考验了。

    Derry~Londonderry~Doire maintains its lead of the fleet which is now racing a little way east of the Philippines, with GREAT Britain still second despite reporting some setbacks including ripping it’s medium weight kite. Qingdao has chased up to third position with just a little bit over 40 miles behind GREAT Britain. 仍然处于领头羊位置的伦敦德里号赛队目前的航向偏菲律宾海域的东边，大不列颠号赛队位居第二，报告中说到，大不列颠号赛队里程有些落后，而且中重量级球帆也出现破裂。青岛号赛队的位次追到了第三，距离大不列颠号差不多有40多海里的距离。

    LMAX Exchange suspended racing this morning after discovering an abandoned yacht. The team, which was in third place at the time, was in contact with the US Coast Guard in Guam and the Race Director who communicated with Falmouth Coast Guard on the matter. No other Clipper Race yachts were involved. All Clipper Race crew are safe and well and the team has now resumed racing. LMAX外汇交易号赛队今天早上暂停了比赛，因为是比赛途中发现了一艘被遗弃的船只。当时暂停比赛时，LMAX外汇交易号处于第三的位置，发现遗弃船只后，立即与关岛的美国海岸警卫局取得了联系，克利伯主竞赛官也与法尔茅斯的海岸警卫局就此事取得了联系。其他克利伯比赛船只没有参与其中。所有克利伯帆船赛参赛船员都安全安好，LMAX外汇交易号现已恢复比赛。

    The Race Committee has announced extension of the Da Nang New Discovery of Asia race course after the fleet made much faster than expected progress through the Doldrums and has kept up such fast average speeds since. This is due to the immigration rules for Vietnam, and the Tet New Year which means the fleet is unable to arrive in that early.Click here to read the full announcement, and view the updated Race Viewer here. 克利伯赛组委还发布了另外一则更新：亚洲新发现之岘港段比赛航程将延长，主要是因为船队驶过赤道无风带花费的时间比预期时间短了很多，而且穿过赤道无风带后行进速度仍然不错，这使得预计抵达时间比既定时间要早了不少。考虑到越南的出入境管理规定以及越南传统新年假期的时间安排，船队不能提早抵达岘港，因此作出了延长比赛的决定。