By the downwind mark, Prada had a 24-second lead ( 2 boat lengths ), and powered back up the second beat, applying only loose cover to America True and allowing it to stretch the lead to comfortable proportions and win by a full minute.
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Always maintaining a loose cover but paying close attention to the shifts, the New Zealanders allowed the Conner team to go over to the right for a brief time, apparently thinking there was better wind on the left . But that didn't last long.
