Wash out

Barcelona Olympic Sailing Week ends with no wind

In what must go down as the some of the most uncooperative weather conditions for a regatta, the Barcelona Olympic Sailing Week has concluded with only one race taking place for some classes.

Yesterday, the storm that has been battering the city, moved away and left a vacumn behind it. The commitee finally abandoned any attempt to get any racing in by 14.00.

We reported yesterday that many of the sailors had packed their bags and gone home, not just because of the weather, but what some sailors saw as failings of the organiser to seize the difficult conditions.

'It's not normally like this'... indeed.