Cup Spy: Louis Vuitton Cup - Sept 4- All racing cancelled
by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz 4 Sep 2024 18:50 AEST
4 September 2024
Barcelona - Wind Map - Barcelona - 2200hrs - Sept 4, 2024 © Predictwind.com
Welcome to Sail-World's coverage of September 4, 2024 of the Louis Vuitton Cup in which all racing has been cancelled
From The America's Cup Media Centre:
"Good morning, today's racing has been cancelled due to weather. The plan is to race tomorrow (September 5), schedule to follow".
The new schedule has been announced and appears below.
The weather system in the Predictwind graphic above is for 2200hrs tonight and shows an advancing storm with winds gusting 35kts and averaging 25kts.
The image below is for lighter breezes, but still significant wind. The progress of the system predicted to pass tonight is unpredictable.
Following the capsize an sinking of 120ft yacht Bayesian off Porticello, Sicily, southern Italy, meteorologists said that the temperature of the Mediterranean was 3°-4° warmer than usual and this was a factor in making the unusual weather behaviour in the Mediterranean.
Four races were scheduled for today. But a decision was made at a meeting scheduled for 0900hrs CEST as to whether racing will take place, given today's weather forecast and yesterday's events.
If you have not already done so, have a read of our latest story using black box data from the boats to look at the key performance indicators for two of the AC75s Alinghi Red Bull Racing and INEOS Britannia as we analyse the cost/distance of Alinghi's foil-fall, and show how big the turbulence effect really is using performance data.
Virtual Eye
Sail-World will be using Virtual Eye from ARL for America's Cup coverage. It is a great tool and one that had its debut in the 1992 America's Cup, and has since been used in most top professional sports, transforming their coverage and viewer experience.
Weather Prognosis:
America's Cup Weather Partner PredictWind has provided a dedicated Race Weather Center offering fans access to detailed daily weather breakdowns, live webcams and historical weather data to daily weather breakdowns written by meteorologists.
Provisional Forecast Race Day 5: To be updated.
Wednesday 4th Sept
The weather will deteriorate and we expect rain with a risk of heavy rain and thunderstorm for the day with possible lightning. Winds of 5 to 10 knots from the North are expected on average, with possible strong gusts under thunderstorms. Temperatures will be few degrees colder with a maximum of 24°C.
Further south over the Balearic Islands, very strong winds are expected up to 50 knots. Those should not impact Barcelona at this stage but look for our next update on Wednesday morning with the latest model runs.
Virtual Eye
After the racing you can replay the key points, or the whole race using Virtual Eye from ARL
You can go directly to the Virtual Eye America's Cup coverage by clicking here and click on "Watch Previous" then select the race you wish to view. This is 3D viewer so you can zoom in, out, around and up and down just like you could in a helicopter.
Race Schedule for September 5 - Race Day 6
Here’s the provisional programme for Thursday 5/09
Match 18: USA vs GBR
Start: 14:10
Port: USA
Stbd: GBR
Match 19: ITA vs FRA
Start: time to be announced
Port: ITA
Stbd: FRA
Match 21: GBR vs NZL
Start: time to be announced
Port: GBR
Stbd: NZL
Match 20: SUI vs USA
Start: time to be announced
Port: SUI
Stbd: USA
Match 24: FRA vs NZL
Start: time to be announced
Port:FRA
Stbd: NZL
Dockout in Barcelona
Tuesday's Live race coverage:
Monday's Live race coverage:
Proposed Match Schedule:
- Match 18: American Magic vs INEOS Britannia
Match 19: Luna Rossa vs Orient Express
Match 20: Alinghi Red Bull Racing vs American Magic
Match 21: INEOS Britannia vs Emirates Team NZ
Race Summaries:
Louis Vuitton Cup Points and Leaderboard after Day 4
Series format
There are two phases of Round Robin racing, four races are scheduled to be sailed, with six teams competing and two of those will be sailing twice. The day's pairings can reread from the graphic below.
Course Location: (From Tuesday: - To be updated if racing takes place)
Crew Lists (From Tuesday: - To be updated if racing takes place)