Today is going to be a scorcher here, there is not a cloud in the sky. Its pretty light now (10am) but expect the heat to build and maintain a decent (12-14 knot) onshore breeze throughout the day.
Forecast: Starts south southeasterly 10-12 knots early in the afternoon then builds to 13-15knots and backs to southeast. Later in the afternoon continues to build 15-16 knots as the direction returns to south southeast. Broken high cloud and much hotter – Temperature 32 degrees
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Posted by paulnz
Well being a layday it is all quiet in the America’s Cup port today.
Yesterday’s postponement and today’s layday could bode well for Team New Zealand. It will give them a chance to regroup. Alinghi being on a roll would probably have liked to charge on.
Every day we get a lot of messages from people wishing Team New Zealand well. Here is one which sums up the feeling of a lot of people from Jan Zhang.
“Whatever what is going to happen next, they have done a great job. This is from the managers to our boys are on the boat, include everyone. We are all so proud of them. They have done a great job in the past to now.
They have represented a whole nation not only themselves. They made us proud of ourselves as New Zealanders. We just would like them to relax and don’t worry about anything, so they can achieve the best result on the day.
We all know they cannot control everything. I am sure most of New Zealanders will support them to go to the next one even if they don’t bring the cup back this time. No need to worry anything.
We would like to say thanks to them for bringing the nation together because their outstanding performance.”
The forecast for race seven is for 10 -12 knots building to 15-17.
The replica of America sailed into the port today. America won the 100 pound Cup which became the America’s Cup. The real America perished 1942. This one was built in the 1960s.
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Posted by peterlester
How cool would Grant Dalton have felt today having thousands of people singing him happy birthday.
The Team New Zealand boss was 50 today. When the black boat eased past, thousands of people broke into happy birthday.
The weather gods decided Dalton needed a day off to celebrate his coming of age, so opted not to deliver any breeze. With tomorrow a lay day, the two-day break may work in the Kiwis favour.
The situation was not ideal for Alinghi who would have loved to have won the event today being a Sunday in Valencia where the America’s Cup port was packed. Instead the red and white coloured winners podium, which has been created, had to be towed back to the side of the canal as the wait to find a winner continues.
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Principle Race Officer Peter Regio and his team have called off racing for today (31st June) due to light oscillating winds – tomorrow is a layday, so the next race is Tuesday (3rd July) local time.
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Posted by paulnz
Its looking a little overcast and pretty light this morning in Valencia – but there should be enough breeze by 3pm local time for race 7 to go ahead off Malvarrosa Beach.
Forecast: A developing low pressure to the west of Valencia sees a return to light southerly gradient winds, but substantial high cloud cover limits the development of sea breezes.
Wind starts 5-7 knots east southeast, then builds gradually to a peak of 9-11 knots by late afternoon and veers to southeast. Temperature 29 degrees
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