Harold Bennett (NZL) Principal Race Officer explained:

“We have issued an amendment that there will be no signal before midday tomorrow (Wednesday).”
“We will make a further assessment at 0830hrs in the morning. So we will have a look at what it is like early in the morning. We will take a check then.”
“ There are a lot of strong winds forecast overnight and offshore and that is going to throw up a swell. So it is more the sea-state that is going to be of concern. Until we see what the sea state is we are not going to guess.”
“ I don’t want to put the boats out there if they are not going to sail. I do not want to put them all the way out there and bring them back without a race.
Talking with the weather guys from both teams they agree that this is what we are going to get, so it is a fairly easy decision to make.”