Competitors in Calves Week, Schull in West Cork were greeted with damp grey conditions on Tuesday morning and the sight of the dreaded AP flag flying from the event centre as OD Alan Crosbie contemplated on how to deal with the bank of fog which enveloped the harbour, reducing visibility to a little over 200 metres.
Following a three-hour delay, racing was eventually cancelled.
This is the first time in the event's history that the opening series of races were lost.
With an improving forecast, tomorrow's Fastnet race is expected to go ahead, with the race committee contemplating the viability of adding an additional series of races on Thursday or Friday.
