Peter Wilson, our intrepid Chief Pilot, logged in from Valencia to explain the delay in the first race and other worrying developments…
The [first] race was cancelled due to high swells.
I went to the breakwater whist awaiting the decision and the seas looked perfect, but if one looked at the horizon, you could see the bumps of significant swell out to sea. The parameters re conditions are such that the defender, more or less, can say if they are happy with the conditions, given that they won’t go out in …

12:30 am AESST
And Alinghi has a penalty before they cross the line!
Watch Race 1 of the 33rd America’s Cup here.
UPDATE: Dong Doing. Not good news from Valencia. Peter Wilson explains in Comments below how his earlier prediction that “if something can go wrong it will” came true as technical trouble dogged his electronics. Talk about tempting fate: “…after weeks of faultless calibration, checking and testing, the damn thing decided to take a day off.” On the other hand he almost(?) met Richard Branson. Read more in comments.

Thrillseeker extraordinaire, Airescape Chief Pilot Peter Wilson, logs in from Valencia, Spain with the latest on the America’s Cup tussle which begins today.

Here’s a special video from Ireland that will give you a real sense of what it feels like to fly a trike – and frankly we’re not even sure how it was shot. But these are the sort of views you can get trike flying.

So you wanted to know what Peter Wilson looks like when he’s flying his America’s Cup sorties in Valencia, Spain for the Alinghi 5 syndicate? Hmmm? Had enough stills? Want video? Well, here he is:

“I now carry an iPod which is linked via WiFi out of the onboard computer which is linked to the iridium on the top of the engine, which is linked to the maritime G.P.S. network around Spain. The iPod reads out a height value to within one meter…”

AirEscape CFI and Head Adventurer, Peter Wilson, reports on his continuing escapades in Valencia flying microlights for the Alinghi 5 consortium. Apparently his duties include some sort of spying missions on the challenger, BMW Oracle. He has sent back a set of remarkably good quality spy photos…

Globe-trotting AirEscape Chief Pilot, Peter Wilson, sends pictures from Valencia, Spain, of preparations for the America’s Cup beginning there on February 8th.

Intrepid, globe-trotting Chief Pilot, Peter Wilson, sends cryptic news from Valencia, Spain. It seems he is connected with the Alinghi syndicate’s preparations for defending the America’s Cup there.
Here’s his latest despatch:
All’s going well here albeit a bit cold. 1st flight of the trikes yesterday and no significant hitches. (Well none actually.)

Airescape’s Chief Pilot, Peter, reports that he is definitely NOT in Valencia, Spain, and he fiercely denies that he is “working” for one of the America’s Cup yacht racing teams.