SSANZ postpones 60 miler for 24 hours
'PredictWind - Auckland Wind Speed/Direction - 020808 @1600hrs'
PredictWind.com
In the face of a gale warning issued by MetService, organisers of the second race in the B&G SIMRAD Two handed Triple Series have postponed the start of the race for 24 hours to Sunday 3 August.
The warning from the MetService reads:
GALE WARNING A05 FOR THE HAURAKI GULF AND FROM BREAM HEAD TO CAPE COLVILLE :
Northwest rising to 25 knots gusting 35 knots this morning, to
northerly 35 knots gusting 45 knots this afternoon and to 40 knots
gusting 55 knots for a time this evening. Tending northwest tonight.
The very accurate PredictWind.comforecasting model showed winds of around 18kts from the North prevailing for the start, before increasing rapidly to around 35-40kts at Colville in the outer Hauraki Gulf late in the afternoon.
The winds were predicted to ease overnight, but would still be a very generous 25-30kts for the rescheduled race tomorrow, Sunday at 0900hrs. 
by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com 
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