The 2013 America’s Cup in San Francisco is now the longest in history – 17 calendar days and counting. Light and variable winds are forecast for today, Monday 23 September, so it is unlikely that two races can be run, and we may not have any racing.
America’s Cup regatta director Iain Murray describes the forecast for today, 23 September: light and variable wind may cause postponement.
The race committee now has performance data for the boats in light air – on Friday 20 September, Race 13 was started in light wind but was abandoned when the 40 minute time limit ran out. The performance data show that a race run in under 10 knots of breeze will not finish within the time limit – one more reason to wonder if races can be started today.