Weather Just Won't Cooperate

The America's Cup Match has been postponed yet again, with both teams staying on the dock on Monday.

On Monday morning Principal Race Officer Harold Bennett issued the following statement.

"I have consulted both Alinghi and Team New Zealand and their weather teams with regard to today's weather forecast.

Both teams have agreed that the predictions show little or no chance of a racing breeze which concurs with the Race Committee's findings.

The Race Committee has therefore further postponed Race Four until tomorrow Tuesday 25th February, the next scheduled race day."

For Tuesday race organisers may have just the opposite problem. The forecast is for Southeast winds of 23 knots, with gusts approaching 30 knots. Strong winds are expected on Wednesday and Thursday as well.

With Monday's cancellation, 23 out of 68 race days (including the Louis Vuitton Cup) have been lost to weather delays.

The Swiss Alinghi Team leads the defender, Team New Zealand, 3 - 0 in the best of nine Match.