America's Cup blog: Still we wait

Desafio crew play the waiting game. Photo / Reuters

Yes you guessed it still no racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup.

Are we running out of things to write?

You got it.

The biggest event to happen yesterday was a media briefing with technical director Ken McAlpine who was bombarded with questions relating to our story about the swinging keel concept.

What was interesting was how many designers, technical and legal experts from each of the teams showed up. You get the feeling that the teams are worried that someone is on to something.

On the Team New Zealand boat yesterday as 18th person was Olympic president Jacques Rogge, who is an accomplished sailor and played rugby for Belgium.

So Team New Zealand have had Prime Minister Helen Clark onboard one day and Rogge on board another. Those boys should be up with the play in New Zealand politics and world sport.

A reserve day was scheduled today but flights one and two, which were postponed on Monday, will now hopefully be sailed. Team New Zealand face Mascalzone Latino in flight one and have a bye in two.

But unfortunately the forecast does not look good and many are predicting it will not happen.

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