Blog: Italians need a weather change

Luna Rossa skipper Francesco De Angelis (centre), goes over this morning's loss with syndicate head Patrizio Bertelli (left) and despondent tactician Torben Grael. Photo / Reuters

Well it was a bit of a wild old weather day in Valencia.

It started of wet and windy, turned to light and fickle for the race, then some thunder and lightning decided to make an appearance.

Thankfully by the time the sky was lighting up, Team New Zealand had already secured their fourth consecutive win over Luna Rossa.

The power of the weather calls is proving crucial in Valencia's fickle conditions.

Team New Zealand's weather team have pretty much nailed it in the four races.

The Luna Rossa guys have got parts of it wrong.

In today's race Luna Rossa wanted the right and got it and Team New Zealand wanted the left. Luna Rossa had the option and could have crossed over up the first beat but were happy on the right. On the second cross they took a safe leeward and the leftie came in and Team New Zealand powered into the lead.

The Kiwi boat is also a tad quicker. You get the impression that even if the Kiwis were behind they could sail around in that condition.

Luna Rossa need the conditions to change. They need more wind. There is meant to be a sea breeze tomorrow but the conditions are not expected to be radically different. Visit Peter Lester's website Full coverage of the America's Cup from nzherald.co.nz/americascup and desktoptv.co.nz