America's Cup opener called off again

The opening race of the 33rd America's Cup was abandoned yesterday for the second time because of unsuitable weather conditions, race officials said, prolonging a frustrating wait for the start of the regatta. The best-of-three duel between Swiss...

The opening race of the 33rd America's Cup was abandoned yesterday for the second time because of unsuitable weather conditions, race officials said, prolonging a frustrating wait for the start of the regatta.

The best-of-three duel between Swiss holders Alinghi and US challengers BMW Oracle had been due to begin on Monday.

The first race was rescheduled again for tomorrow.

While Monday's race was called off because of inconsistent winds, conditions yesterday appeared too strong and choppy for the fast but fragile hi-tech boats.

The Alinghi team did not even leave the dock in Valencia yesterday, apparently deciding it was not worth the risk of travelling to the race area.

BMW Oracle said principal race officer Harold Bennett had called the race off about two hours after the scheduled starting time of 10 a.m.

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