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Live Blog: Team NZ v Oracle

3rd & 7 37yd

Waiting for the America's Cup to start in rain and unsuitable wind. Haven't had so much fun since the cat died.

by Paul Lewis via twitter 9/21/2013 7:40:08 PM
The vagaries around who gets port entry are hard to pin down, as Dana Johannsen tries to explain here www.nzherald.co.nz

by Michael Brown 9/21/2013 8:38:41 PM
You're missing the point Richard. A time limit on a sport where teams go from A to B is absurd. Imagine if a triathlon or a cycling race or god forbid the Tour de France had a time limit. It was a ridiculous rule & shouldn't be one!

by The clock 9/21/2013 8:39:26 PM
She's on. She's off. She's says she's ready. She's not.
#AmericasCup is definitely female.

by meghanmutrie via twitter 9/21/2013 8:39:50 PM
Following Oracle out towards the start on chase boat 3 @EmiratesTeamNZ #AmericasCup http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BUtscwHCcAAgIHD.jpg

by Steven Joyce via twitter 9/21/2013 8:40:06 PM
Dada and Jack have been making their banner for the day #3YearOldLove emiratesteamnz #TeamNZ #AmericasCup instagram.com/p/eiTgJrhJmc/

by Syleena Douglas via twitter 9/21/2013 8:40:19 PM
Apparently the race committee are considering pushing the start time back to 9.30am. Hmmm. Thankfully, the wind is starting to switch but it needs to go a little more so the course is fair

by Michael Brown 9/21/2013 8:42:45 PM
What does "fair" mean in this context?

by Thegreyghost 9/21/2013 8:43:49 PM
With a projected start half an hour away, the winds in San Francisco Bay are currently light, about 14-15 knots, conditions in which Team NZ thrived earlier in the regatta.

by Kris Shannon 9/21/2013 8:45:01 PM
WND Wind 210 at 12.3 kts, 15.9 kts peak

by America's Cup Racing via twitter 9/21/2013 8:45:27 PM
Thegreyghost - Fair, in this instance, means a wind coming straight down the course. If it's coming from an angle, it means the boats point at a different angle which could see boats stay on one tack for the majority of time up a course. That would mean it would be very difficult for a trailing boat to find any way past the leading boat, who could sit on top of them. Fair means there can't be any advantage if you're tacking one way or the other

by Michael Brown 9/21/2013 8:45:53 PM
Read this from a Paul Lewis article; "The minimum wind speed allowed to start a race in this America's Cup is 5 knots. But how could anyone get round this race track in 5 knots if they couldn't do it in 9 knots yesterday? There's something screwy here ..." SAY WHAT?! Is this an ORACLE/Ellison-Sponsored-AC Race Official-Boat rule? THEY WERE SAILING! Please ETNZ, when you finally get the CUP, please delete this crazy rule!

by Chris Ryan 9/21/2013 8:47:00 PM
Change the "leaning" campaign to a "blowing" one to provide enough puff for a race to take place

by SailRaceWin 9/21/2013 8:47:04 PM
fair means the course has to be square to the wind, that way neither tack has an advantage

by Paul Ludgate 9/21/2013 8:47:42 PM
Regatta director Iain Murray says the wind "is still a long way left of where it needs to be" ...sigh #AmericasCup

by Dana Johannsen via twitter 9/21/2013 8:47:59 PM
AC is never fair....always stacked in favor of the defender

by Bill 9/21/2013 8:48:20 PM
Nah sorry The Clock the rules ate the rules and if people whinge about them after the fact then that's just bad losing if you ask me. By all means work to improve things for the future if not agreeing with how things are done, but in the mean time? Best to get over it and work within the constraints all teams are competing under. That is the attitude of winners.

by Richard 9/21/2013 8:51:28 PM
The later these races are, the drunker I'm going to be. This can't help anyone. Are the organisers aware what they're doing to my liver?

by Thegreyghost 9/21/2013 8:51:37 PM
Can we just quit with the Oh Woe is NZ and NJOY the process. NZ still leads hugely!!!

by Happy to NJOY 9/21/2013 8:51:47 PM
Agree totally with you comments Richard! The Kiwis are Cool Dudes - they'll get there, wait and see!

by Quensland Kiwi 9/21/2013 8:53:43 PM
Hurray up and wait #AmericasCup

by Glen Larmer via twitter 9/21/2013 8:54:02 PM
So we've had too much wind. Then not enough. Now it's wind from the wrong angle. #AmericasCup has bad wind... #needsburping

by KamahlAJE via twitter 9/21/2013 8:54:16 PM
Regatta director Iain Murray: "The breeze is a long way left of where it needs to be. It's 30+ degrees from where it needs to be. We can see the front ot there, hopefully it brings good news."

by Michael Brown 9/21/2013 8:55:41 PM
Murray: "We are pretty confident once this front moves through and the skies clear we will have favourable conditions. The wind strength is good and the wind direction is coming. It's just whether we get there before our cutoff time of 2.40pm (9.40am NZT) or not."

by Michael Brown 9/21/2013 8:57:15 PM
Hi mates! OK, since we're blowing time and blowing off steam.........being the American that I am I would like to say that I highly respect Dean Barker because he sails like a gentleman, takes the high road and still finds a way to win. Jimmy Spithill sails like the devil and resorts to acts of desperation to win. Each has a very different approach. You Kiwis should be proud of who your skipper is. :)

by Robbin 9/21/2013 8:57:35 PM