The 36th America s Cup got underway a few hours after the Labour Government announced that they were lifting the COVID Alert 2 on Auckland.
The decision had been made Thursday night, but wasn t announced until 1130am Friday. The Prime Minister explained this pedantic approach by saying some epidemiological homework to be checked on a couple of cases.
The announcement came too late for the race course area to be moved from Course E, the same area used on the opening day of America s Cup 36. It s an area of water which is becoming renowned for its no passing lanes, due to the consistent wind patterns, dictated by the surrounding islands.