Land Rover BAR must shake off the disappointment of Wednesday’s race programme being postponed and prepare for a “campaign-defining day” on Thursday, according to grinder Freddie Carr.

The British team have to win at least two of their three races with New Zealand in Thursday’s packed schedule to remain in contention at this America’s Cup. Lose more than one and they will be going home. Win all three of their races and they will be 4-3 up and the semi-final would go on to Friday.

Carr said that despite the blow of not being able to press home their overnight optimism on Tuesday, due to gusts of 30-35knots on Bermuda’s Great Sound, he was still confident the British team could turn around their 3-1 deficit.

“Yes, it’s bought them another 24hrs to tickle up their boat,” he said of the postponement, which gave New Zealand extra time to repair damage to their boat and recover their nerves after the spectacular capsize that saw three of their sailors thrown overboard in epic conditions on Tuesday.