Emirates Team NZ hope the weather in South Australia comes to the party on Sunday, after poor conditions scuppered their attempt at the wind-power landspeed record on Saturday.
While winds reached over 20 knots at Lake Gairdner, they were too inconsistent for pilot Glenn Ashby and landyacht Horonuku to reach the 202.9kph required to set a new benchmark.
“Unfortunately we haven’t quite had enough breeze out there," said Ashby.
"We had a few tiny puffs come through that were just over 20 knots but they were super short lived and basically never had the wind strength to crack into any decent numbers."
Ashby did take the opportunity to use the lighter winds for some valuable test runs, allowing him a chance to further tweak their vessel in preparation for the record attempts to follow.
The team are optimistic for increased winds on Sunday, with the forecast hinting at breezes up to 24 knots.
"We are all like coiled springs at the moment and are ready to react at a moment's notice, so will be out on the lake ready to roll in the optimal breeze which is looking like arriving much later in the day," Ashby added.
Optimal conditions for an attempt on Sunday are expected at approximately 7:30pm (NZ time).
