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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30 Apr: Black Caps coach Gary Stead is confident they've covered all bases for the T20 World Cup in June

05 Apr: New 49er Olympic pair Will McKenzie and Isaac McHardie will lean on the advice of double medallist Jo Aleh as they enter their maiden Games in Paris

05 Apr: Taking the tiller from sailing greats Peter Burling and Blair Tuke is hopefully a boon, not a burden, for their New Zealand Olympic replacements

25 Mar: New Zealand have cashed in on Australia's misfortune at their home SailGP event in Lyttelton

23 Mar: New Zealand SailGP driver Peter Burling has challenged his fellow competitors to introduce fan-friendly team identities

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

22 Mar: The New Zealand SailGP team are embracing home advantage ahead of the second edition of the Lyttelton regatta starting tomorrow

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