Two days into the ILCA World Championships in Qingdao, China, and Bermuda’s sailors are still waiting for their first race.

After Sebastian Kempe and Adrian Penruddocke had been frustrated with a lack of wind on the opening day when racing was cancelled, the forecast for day two gave some of the world’s best sailors confidence that their campaigns could start on Tuesday.

However, a predicted southwesterly breeze ranging from six to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, failed to materialise and the sailors were again forced to wait on the water in the hope that racing could start.

But at 10.30am the postponement flag was hoisted for Kempe and the rest of the ILCA 7 flag, with Penruddocke and the ILCA 7 fleet following just 15 minutes later.

What followed was hours of waiting around in the hope that racing could get under way and at 1.30pm local time boats were back in the water in the hope a late breeze would allow for racing.

But while the wind speed hovered at around 6 to 7 knots, a strong current prevented any chance of competition with racing cancelled for a second day.

So far six races in both fleets have been cancelled but event organisers are hopeful that the regatta race schedule can be caught up.