Sailing - America's Cup: Alinghi had everything lined up to win the America's Cup yesterday but the crunch race was postponed because the vital ingredient was missing - wind.

The Swiss syndicate lead Team New Zealand 4-2 in the best-of-nine series and will now have to wait until tomorrow to try to clinch the title in the waters off Valencia, Spain.

The crews sailed out into the Mediterranean as scheduled but already their weather teams were looking dubiously at the sky as a cool front started to move in from the north, chilling the land and stopping the sea breeze from building. At sea, the teams waited, joking around, checking equipment and sunbathing on deck.

About 75 minutes after the race was supposed to have started, the race committee called the whole thing off.