Very light, forecast for Louis Vuitton course today

by LV media on 27 Nov 2002 After finally getting the first race of the Repechage sailed in light winds on Tuesday, the sailors and Race Committee can look forward to similar conditions on Wednesday.

Prada and OneWorld survived early scares to win their matches and jump to series leads on Tuesday.

Prada used some nifty tactics to pass Orm near the first windward mark in Race One, and slowly extended and protected the rest of the way.

After trailing by nearly one-minute halfway through its match, OneWorld took advantage of a big shift on the second run to pass Stars & Stripes and went on to earn a great come from behind win.

The European match-up will be the first pair to start on Wednesday, with the all-American OneWorld and Stars & Stripes pairing to follow ten-minutes later.


For Wednesday 27th November at 1200: General Synopsis: Ridge of high-pressure (1023 mb) lying NW/SE across the Hauraki Gulf will bring continued fine weather. Small area of low-pressure (1006 mb) overhead Southland is moving slowly east with associated warm front extending north towards North Island.

Winds: Light and variable winds, with north easterly sea breezes with a chance of south westerlies later in the afternoon.

Sunshine with building cloud in the afternoon. Flat seas with air temperatures 21 – 23 C.

Outlook for Thursday: Fine weather and light winds, with NE sea breezes