This Sunday there was a day without regattas in Auckland. The absence of wind has forced the Race Committee to suspend the two scheduled races and everything is postponed for this Monday morning, at the same time (4:00 Spanish time). In this way, the duel between Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa remains 3-3 in this 36th America’s Cup.
The day dawned, as predicted, with unstable winds and this caused both ships to experience moments of great uncertainty. The Luna Rossa, which is more reliable in low wind conditions, waited with more enthusiasm and optimism for the 6.5 knots to be reached (it is the minimum limit allowed to compete), but It even went down to 4 knots and the Race Committee (there is the Spanish María Torrijo) was clear: ‘there is no wind, there is no race’. The regulation indicates that when measuring the output at least 6.5 stable wind knots must be produced for four uninterrupted minutes and this was impossible. Around 5:15 (Spanish time), the second regatta was suspended because the deadline to start is 6:00.
From the official channels of the America’s Cup many details of what was happening in Auckland were offered and there was no suspicion to expose that it was a “great day for fishing and swimming, except for the races”. The truth is that the two races this Sunday had raised great expectations because Around the regatta course A, more than 1,300 spectator boats gathered and in the Village there were more than 48,000 people. After learning that regattas were not going to take place, all eyes are on what may happen this Monday. Y the forecasts are better because winds of between 10 and 15 knots are expected.
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