KEY POINTS:
A lack of wind has meant not only is round one no closer to being put aside but neither is Team New Zealand's upset loss to Mascalzone Latino.
After a four-day wait, flights one and two of the Louis Vuitton Cup in Valencia were finally sailed on Friday night [NZT].
But in a cruel twist, the wind took another leave of absence and racing was again postponed on Saturday night.
Team New Zealand were to have raced +39 and Areva Challenge.
The change in format, which now sees the flights progress in consecutive order, means that those races were rescheduled for last night, where the forecast was looking as dire.
Emirates Team New Zealand strategist Ray Davies said Tuesday and Wednesday were perhaps the best prospects over the next week. Davies said they were close to getting races away but at the moment the outlook was bleak.
With just two flights completed in six days, the pressure is mounting.
"It is going to put pressure on the race committee to get races away. There is a little concern they might try and get some races away in marginal conditions so it is going to take some stern race committee management to keep control of this tricky situation we are in," Davies said.
If the delays continue there is also a concern that the teams' boat development will suffer.
"The decision is going to be in the hands of the America's Cup Management and the Challenger Commission to get together and come up with some sort of plan that can get us through these two round robins.
"If we miss a couple more days they are going to have to come up with some tricky ideas."
For Team New Zealand the delay has meant they have yet to shake off their 15 second loss to Mascalzone in their first match.
The New Zealanders opted for the wrong side at the start and from there it was game over as the Italians fiercely protected the right and gained on the more favourable breeze.
"When you have had a loss, the only real good way to get over it is to get back out there and put a point on the board and a win," said Davies.
"That is the best way of recovering as a team - to show to yourselves and your peers that you can do it again."
* Flights three and four were scheduled for Sunday night [NZT]. If those races were completed, flights five and six are scheduled for tonight. Team New Zealand face Desafio Espanol and Shosholoza.
