An international jury will be called upon to separate entries from the USA and Canada after yesterday's sailing in the I14 Championships was suspended because of a lack of wind.

The two rivals were locked at 1-1 during the best of three finals in the Global Team Championships when racing was halted because of the conditions.

A re-start was ordered for 4 p.m but due to the continued lack of wind race officials called off racing for the day.

Race chairman, Jordy Walker, said that a decision had been taken to invoke a countback and the matter had now been turned over to the international jury to determine which country will be crowned Global Team Champions.

"The third and final race was not able to resume due to a lack of wind," he said. "The tied series has been referred to the international jury for a ruling on how to break the tie. The team champions will be decided by the jury who are conferring with the International Sailing Federation on procedures to ultimately break the tie and the decision will be rendered later in the week. We'll be announcing the winners as soon as we receive further notification."

Meanwhile, Team USA captain Ted Rogers was pleased with the overall proceedings saying he believed his team stood a good chance of victory if the jury reverted to the round robin phase to determine the tie break - the USA having earlier defeated Canada during that phase of the competition.

"The weather was pretty variable but conditions were fair for team racing," he said.

"The race committee did a commendable job at keeping on top of the changing conditions and it's great to be here in Bermuda, enjoying the warm weather and generally having a wonderful time."

Earlier in the semi-finals, current American champions Kristopher Bundy and Zach Berkowitz led team USA to a comprehensive defeat of the Swiss entry 2-0, while Canadians Andrew Yates and Fred Eaton edged out Britain's A Team 2-1.

Attention now switches to tomorrow's start of the I14 World Championships to be held in the Great Sound.

A total of 55 dinghies from around the globe are here in local waters to compete during the international sailing championships that feature boats dubbed the Formula One of the sailing fraternity.

The one race a day format will begin at 12.00 p.m. The I14 series ends on November 30.