No wind — no race.

Racing Cancelled for the Day
Another Day of light winds on the Hauraki Gulf

Sailing on Race Day Eight has been postponed for the day due to lack of wind. All matches scheduled for the day will be rescheduled for tomorrow, Thursday.

Principal Race Office Peter Reggio said “everything looked good for getting some racing in up to two o’clock and then everything just fell apart out there.” The wind never quite made it to the minimum requirement of seven knots sustained for five minutes. [read more]

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Early Indications

It’s very difficult, and perhaps unfair, to read too much into the early results we’ve seen in Round Robin One of the Louis Vuitton Cup. Several matches have been postponed due to too much or too little wind and many of the races that have been sailed have featured light and shifty conditions.

However it is clear that some teams have enjoyed early success, and others are disappointed in their results to date.