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Kiwis regain momentum with close win in Race 10
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Emirates Team New Zealand won Sunday’s 10th race of the America’s Cup, grabbing back momentum from defending champion Oracle Team USA and inching closer to taking the yachting trophy.
The Kiwis crossed the start only a heartbeat ahead of the Americans but managed to fend them off in a dash to the first marker, rounding just a second ahead.
“Not the prettiest start, but we just managed to muscle it out of reach,” said New Zealand skipper Dean Barker.
The teams dueled fiercely, exchanging leads in what has become a pivotal upwind third leg of the race. Oracle surrendered the lead when it dipped behind New Zealand, slowing and letting the Kiwis dart ahead.
New Zealand kept control over the rest of the battle on San Francisco Bay, crossing the finish 17 seconds ahead of Oracle.
The win broke a nascent rally by Oracle, which had triumphed in the prior two races in the best-of-17 series.
Oracle, which was penalized two points for infractions before the start of the races, is fighting for an unprecedented victory comeback but still needs eight more wins to retain the trophy.
New Zealand has notched seven victories and needs just two more to wrest the Cup from holder Oracle.
“We are going to take a few lessons from today,” said Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill.
Oracle won the ninth race earlier on Sunday.
The Americans tacked and jibed with precision in the race and built on their lead at the first marker to reach the finish line 47 seconds ahead of the Kiwis.
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