Peter Bromby's bid for glory in Florida ran aground when the Star class sailors were denied the chance to sail for the second day in succession.

Bromby and crew Martin Siese were lying in second place in the Rolex Miami Olympic Class regatta after two days of racing.

However, a lack of wind and then lightning put paid to their chances of competing on Friday.

That meant it was all down to Saturday with the Bermuda pair just three points off leaders Marc Pickel and David Giles of Germany.

With three races to sail, Bromby felt he was more than capable of wresting the lead away from the Europeans and securing his second regatta win in succession after collecting the Biscayne Bay Trophy the week before.

However, Mother Nature dealt the Bermudians a cruel hand when for the second time in 48 hours the wind dropped and sailing could not get underway.

As a result organisers opted to count only the first two day's races and awarded the win to Pickel and Giles, much to the annoyance of Bromby.

"There were no races again today due to lack of wind and a lack of patience on behalf of our race committee," said Bromby, pointing out that fellow Bermudians Paula Lewin and Brett Wright were both able to sail when conditions improved later in the day in the Yngling and Laser classes respectively.

Despite the way the week ended, Bromby said he and relatively new crew member Siese were determined to look forward and not dwell on what might have been.

"While we are disappointed not to have had a chance to go one better (than second place) both Martin and I are very pleased with the week's performance and I am sure we have created quite a stir amongst our opposition," he said.

"We are also very pleased that in a very short time Martin has adopted to his new role very well.

"I think that already he is starting to help with the tactical load on the race track and I expect that as he becomes more comfortable with the mechanics he will also be of more assistance tactically."

Bromby said despite their success in recent weeks, there were still things that needed to be worked on.

"I feel as a team we still have along way to go but I am very satisfied with the progress so far," he added.

The pair take to the water next in March when they set out to defend their Bacardi Cup title that they won last year.

Meanwhile, Wright slipped down the Laser fleet after the final two races on Saturday, coming in 56th in the first and failing to finish in the second. Starting the day 52nd, he ended in 56th place with 351 points.

Lewin, with crew of sister Peta and Lisa Neasham, finished a very respectable seventh in the Yngling class. After an original 12th place turned into a disqualification on Thursday, Lewin finished the regatta with two seventh places for a total of 61 points.

She finished three points adrift of sixth-placed Bruce Chafee in the mixed gender class.