Visibility dropped to 150 metres amid atrocious conditions...with the six yachts returning to their bases to be craned out of the water amid torrential rain and thunderclaps.

Scheduling for the rest of the regatta is yet to be announced.

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23 Mar: The table-topping Australian SailGP team is hopeful the strong winds forecast for this weekend's regatta in Lyttelton will materialise

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