After Tuesday’s electric weather that prompted the abandonment of the second race of the day between Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and Emirates Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton Cup’s second round robin, it was more of the same on Wednesday 4 September in Barcelona.
The beginning of September is very much a transition period in the weather, so Mediterranean storms are commonplace. And with winds reportedly gusting up to 50 knots offshore on the Balearic Islands and a front moving towards Barcelona, the race committee made the call to abandon all racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup.
In addition, it was decided to close the official race village on the Moll de la Fusta and all fan zones due to the forecast for heavy rain squalls and the possibility of thunder and lightning around the Barcelona area.
Iain Murray, race director issued his intention to hold five races on Thursday (5 September) but has shuffled the order of the race schedule to ensure that competitors sail no more than two races in a day and that competitors do not sail in two consecutive races.
Murray is expecting the winds to shift round more southerly in the coming days to produce a good racing breeze of around 8-12 knots.
