Today’s Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Bermuda races will take place in the Great Sound to the west of Two Rock Passage.

With light winds expected for much of the day, the exact location of the racecourse will not be decided until between 12pm and 1pm.

However, organisers said that the conditions do mean that it is “very unlikely that the finish of the last race will be in Hamilton Harbour as previously indicated.”

Officials have also said that if there is not enough wind to start the first race at 2.10pm, the start time will be postponed in short increments until a race can be started or the race committee decides that racing should be cancelled for the day.

If there is no racing or only one race today, the teams have agreed on a provision to allow for three races tomorrow, with the same scheduled start time.

With the racecourse yet to be set, organisers are asking boaters heading out to watch the races not to drop anchor until the course has been formed.

Iain Murray, the race director for this weekend’s Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Bermuda event, has announced that today’s racecourse will be located to the west of Two Rock Passage in the Great Sound.

Boaters should monitor VHF Channel 72 for up-to-date information about the racecourse and races.

The official stakeboats that form the outer edges of the racecourse will be flying a red stakeboat flag, while the course marshals will be flying green flags.

Boaters are also reminded to observe the five-knot, no wake zone which is in place for the whole of Hamilton Harbour and the area surrounding the racecourse.

“With the lighter wind conditions today it is particularly important to limit the wake of the boats,” Ralph Richardson, ACBDA Water Operations Committee chairman, said. “It can quickly become a ‘washing machine’ out there, so boaters must respect the five-knot, no wake policy.”