Sail Melbourne - Weather looks better for day four



10:37 PM Wed 15 Dec 2010 GMT
'Ben Ainslie of Great Britain - Sail Melbourne' Jeff Crow
Sail Melbourne - Racing is due to resume at the ISAF Sailing World Cup on Port Phillip Bay at 11am this morning following yesterday's total cancellation owing to high winds. The sun is shining and today's forecast is for 10-15 knot winds from the west to southwest. Provided the breeze doesn't move around too much, making setting a course difficult, organisers will be able to stage the scheduled three races and perhaps a fourth to make up for yesterday. The decision to abandon all racing yesterday proved to be a masterstroke, although the wind dropped into the 10-12 knot range ...


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