The storm that is bearing down upon the north country of the USA has a tail sweeping through southern Florida today, bringing breeze from the south-southwest. That breeze threatens to oscillate through the morning and keep the race committee busy as it clocks in the afternoon.

There are six racing areas to accommodate ten Olympic and three Paralympic classes, with 10 a.m. starts for 49er skiffs and men’s 470s on multiple courses on Biscayne Bay. By early afternoon, everybody will be racing – sailors from 63 countries in a record fleet for ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami, presented by Sunbrella.