we're set to go for race #2 on Sunday. The weather is actually looking quite good. The forecast shows a sustained 20+ far offshore but with a steadily decreasing wind speed as you approach the coast. By 1pm the wind drops to 16 or so all around the race course area - again with the near shore wind being less. Given that this will be an equilateral triangle course (13 mile legs with the first to windward), I think we might again see a delayed start since the course will take them roughly 13 to 15 miles offshore. The only variable is sea state - the wind will have been blowing in excess of 20k offshore for quite some time.

Go the Wing!

Jake, what is your weather source?
This what Windguru has to say about tomorrow:

windfinder. I believe the forecast you attached is for shore. Just a few miles offshore and things change dramatically near Valencia

http://www.windfinder.com/forecasts/wind_iberia33.htm

And here's a map you can click through a sequence of graphical forecasts:
http://www.windfinder.com/forecasts/wind_iberia_animation.htm

For distance scale, the distance from the point south of Valencia to the first of the Balearic Islands (the first small one) is about 40 miles.

Windfinder uses GFS which is not too reliable, combining the forecast for Ibizi and Valancia I'd guess about NNE-10-15 knots.
Start wont be before noon local anyway.

Indeed Windfinder is not the best source, but thez have at least the closest station: Valencia Boya
http://www.windfinder.com/report/valencia_buoy
After the predicted change in wind direction at noon, the wind drops to Alinghi (maybe) favourable conditions, but I guess that the northern winds will leave a lot of swell and this could cause a postponement again...

Anyone know what the scheduled start time is for Race 2?

no signal before 1154 CET.

I don't think that Alingi has favorable conditions.

As much as I want BMWO to clean their clock... I don't know that in a light air race that they would not be much closer in performance.

Thanks.

New story up on my site
JohnCaseyWorldwide
Mute the old guard and turn up our volume. Genny knows match racing and you all know my specialty. We had a great Virtual Eye interview that is used to do all of the race tracking etc. and they downloaded it on my laptop, so now we also have all of the real time info!

I"ve noticed the cute cartoons from A have stopped.

Ahhhh...now lets see more of that please!

So what time is that Central time? 5:54am?

Doug

What is "CET". or better yet, what is it relation to GMT?

take off one hour to get GMT

Paul

Not quite. Well in the summer anyway

Currently GMT(Zulu) is 09:23. BUT the whole of the northernm hemi is (I assume) on Summer time and so +1; Current UK time is 10:23; CET is CURRENT UK plus 1; so it's currently 11:23 in Valencia.

GMT never changes; local time; where daylight saving, or summer time is used may.

Simon, you have to check which day you are on overthere in the UK but we are definitely NOT on summer time!
Current time in Valencia right now is GMT+1: 11:31
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/

Valencia time clock here - live count down of time.

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=325

Me stoopid. Sorry chaps not much sleep last night. Must be dreaming it's summer so I am better and can sail sand race again.