Cup Spy - Day 27: Preview and weather - America's Cup Match - Day 1
by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World NZ 12 Oct 2024 05:23 UTC
2 October 2024
Maori waka joins Emirates Team NZ - Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup - Day 1 - LV Day 27 - October 12, 2024 - Barcelona © Ian Roman / America's Cup
Sail-World's Preview of Day 27 of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup - Day 1 of the 37th Match - October 12, 2024.
We will switch to a new story once racing starts, which will feature all the days coverage, reports, commentary and images.
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INEOS Britannia Dockwalk
Kiwis dockside:
Course Location:
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.
Current Forecast Race Day 27:
Forecasts for Saturday and Sunday by Arnaud Monges, former America’s Cup Team Meteorologist
Saturday October 12
In the morning the winds will be offshore and light. By mid-day, a South-South-West wind gradient already present offshore will reach Barcelona and build quickly in strength. In the early afternoon, We expect 13-16 knots from the direction 220°. During the afternoon, the wind should not increase in strength but rather decrease slightly by a few knots.
During the afternoon, the waves will be aligned with the wind and be just shy of 1 meter at a 4-second interval.
The sky will be cloudy all day with warm and humid air advected from the South. Rain should occur further inland and there is a small risk it may affect Barcelona.
Sunday October 13
Sunday will see a return of sunny conditions. In the afternoon, we expect an Easterly wind around 5 to 7 knots.
America's Cup Race Schedule - Races 1 and 2: Saturday October 12, 2024
- Race 1: Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) (Port Startbox Entry) vs INEOS Britannia (GBR) (Starboard Startbox entry) Start: 1415hrs CET/1215hrs CET
- Puig Womens AC Final: ITA (Port Startbox Entry) vs GBR (Starboard Startbox entry) Start: 1458hrs CET/1215hrs CET
- Race 2: INEOS Britannia (GBR) (Port Startbox entry) vs Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL) (Starboard Startbox Entry) Start: 1215hrs UTC
Virtual Eye
After the racing you can replay the key points, or the whole race using Virtual Eye from ARL This is the tool that Inside Tack are using to demonstrate various points - using the actual tracks of the AC75s.
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. Virtual Eye is a 3D viewer so you can zoom in, out, around and up and down just like you could in a helicopter.
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