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To: abuelita who wrote (23656)	2/22/2003 7:30:23 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104197

Still Waiting for Race 4 23/02/2003 Light and shifty winds once again are thwarting attempts to start Race 4. UPDATED: 1240 hours, 23 FEB 2003 The day is different, but the scene is similar to the past two scheduled race days. There’s a large spectator fleet on hand to witness a race for the America’s Cup, but they may leave disappointed. The inner Hauraki Gulf is a placid body of water, the water churned more due to wakes from spectator craft than due to wind. While there’s hope for a seabreeze to build, it’s likely that Principal Race Officer Harold Bennett will issue a postponement at 13:04 rather than the attention signal for a start. Wind reports from race committee vessels on the gulf show the wind from 040 to 070 degrees and the strength between 4 and 6 knots. “The wind is shiftier than a car dealer and up and down like a yo-yo,” was the report from one weather boat at 12:25. A massive high pressure system sits over both islands of New Zealand. The inside isobar stretches 1,800 miles from west to east. The seabreeze may not occur until 16:00 hours, well past the written deadline for a race to start. The race committee must start all races by 15:30 hours. They can start after that deadline with agreement from both teams. Race 4 has been postponed twice already, yesterday and last Thursday, due to similarly light and shifty winds. americascup.yahoo.com