Blog: Delay could be a blessing for Team NZ

A replica of the schooner America sails into the America's Cup port in Valencia. Photo / Reuters

Well being a layday it is all quiet in the America's Cup port today.

Yesterday's postponement and today's layday could bode well for Team New Zealand. It will give them a chance to regroup. Alinghi being on a role would probably have liked to charge on.

Every day we get a lot of messages from people wishing Team New Zealand well. Here is one which sums up the feeling of a lot of people from Jan Zhang.

"Whatever what is going to happen next, they have done a great job. This is from the managers to our boys are on the boat, include everyone. We are all so proud of them. They have done a great job in the past to now. They have represented a whole nation not only themselves. They made us proud of ourselves as New Zealanders. We just would like them to relax and don't worry about anything, so they can achieve the best result on the day. We all know they cannot control everything. I am sure most of New Zealanders will support them to go to the next one even if they don't bring the cup back this time. No need to worry anything. We would like to say thanks to them for bringing the nation together because their outstanding performance."

The forecast for race seven is for 10 -12 knots building to 15-17.

The replica of America sailed into the port today. America won the 100 pound Cup which became the America's Cup. The real America perished 1942. This one was built in the 1960s.