Held in port

40 knot mistral sees racing canned for the day at the Rolex TP52 Global Championship

Mistral winds gusting at approximately 35-40 knots over the whole of Sardinia forced the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda Race Committee to cancel racing for today in the Rolex TP52 Global Championship.

A low pressure system which has moved in from northern Europe and is now centred over northern Italy is causing the strong north-westerly winds according to on site meteorologist Filippo Petrucci. The system has also lowered temperatures by approximately 10°C since yesterday and will remain over Sardinia throughout tomorrow although winds will begin to calm while on Friday they are expected to move round to south-southeast and drop to approximately 15 knots.

The TP52 class association held an owner’s meeting yesterday at the YCCS Clubhouse during which the first class president was elected: British Sailor John Cook, owner of Cristabella.

Racing is scheduled to continue tomorrow at 11.am with a long coastal race around the islands of the La Maddalena archipelago.