Today’s America’s Cup World Series Fleet Race in Plymouth, England will be sailed in 19 – 22 knots of wind with gusts to 30. Add in a figure 8 race course and the teams will have plenty of work to do. (Update: the race committee decided to use a more conventional course, since the winds will be even stronger than originally thought.) The race should take 40 minutes and starts at 15:00 UK time. Watch the race live.
Sailing the course: Start,
– leave Mid-Course Mark 1 to starboard, leave Mid-Course Mark 2 to port, pass through the Leeward Gate,
– upwind to Windwardward Mark (leave to starboard), leave Mid-Course Mark 1 to starboard, leave Mid-Course Mark 2 to port, pass through the Leeward Gate,
– upwind to Windwardward Mark (leave to starboard), Finish.
The names in green are the names of the mark boats. “Regardless” and “Columbia” move after the Start to their position as the Finish. And, the Race Committee will move the other mark boats as the wind shifts. Lots of work for everyone on the water today!