Racing has been abandoned for the day

The Race Committee has abandoned racing for the day for the second time. The next possible race day is Friday, 12 February.

Meanwhile... back at the base

Our guests are making the best of the situation and enjoying the sunshine.

Assessing conditions

According to the race organisers, the Race Committee is on station at the proposed start line area, still assessing the situation with regard to both wind and wave conditions.

Still postponed

At 11:00, the AP flag (postponement) is still flying ashore.

According to the Sailing Instructions: "Following a postponement signal made ashore, the rescheduled time for the Warning Signal will be posted on the Official Notice Board before the lowering of Flag “AP” and the Warning Signal will not be made less than 3 hours after the posting."

So there will be no start before 14:00 CET (08:00 EST, 05:00 PST).

Informing

Manolo Ruiz de Elvira (ESP), a member of the design team, briefs the Spanish press at the team base on Wednesday morning as we all wait for more information about today's race schedule.

From the navigator

I spoke to navigator Matteo Plazzi half an hour ago about the weather.

“The most optimistic forecast says that if there is a chance, it will be late in the afternoon in an easterly wind,” he told me.

“We want to go racing... But we are happy that the Race Committee is waiting for good conditions. We don’t want to gamble.”

See more on the team website here.

At the boatyard this morning