Team New Zealand's base at the America's Cup in Bermuda. Photo / Supplied
NZME's America's Cup expert Mark Orams provides his daily briefing ahead of day two of racing
The PredictWind forecast for the America's Cup course area is for lighter winds than day one from the South-westerly quarter at 8-12 knots with partly cloudy but mainly clear skies.
These wind conditions are
likely to sit in the cross-over range from the light wind to stronger wind foils for the AC50s. This will be a critical call for the teams as they prepare to head out for the day. The meteorologists for each team will be working hard during the early hours of the morning to give the most up-to-date and accurate predictions they can to inform the sailing team's calls on this one.
Another key issue is whether LandRover Team BAR can repair their port hull in time to race, or whether they will pull out of the day's racing to give their shore team more time to make a sound repair.
The damage from the Day 1 collision caused by the pre-start altercation with Softbank Team Japan was judged to be the fault of LandRover BAR and so they will not be granted redress (dispensation) to make their repairs. Thus, if they do not race on Day 2 they score no points.
