"Obviously Artemis are a solid team racing into the breeze and we had the opportunity to race them early on in those sorts of conditions which was good for us.
"We were pushing hard and just got that lucky break at the end and grabbed the win. It's still early days and with what we've learnt from that race is really pleasing."
The announcement from the officials saying they got the call wrong came hours after the race. Team NZ helmsman Peter Burling felt he had little room to move.
"We had to round out incredibly quick out of that jibe to avoid contact and we were pretty lucky to keep the boat upright," he said.
"How the run was setting up, we didn't have too many options. We were really lucky to get the lead at the top mark and obviously the Artemis boys got a little bit more pressure down that side on the run.
"The only way we could get back into it was to try and get them on starboard at the bottom. Full credit to all the guys on the boat for keeping working super hard and keeping the hydraulic fluid into the systems to allow us to pull off that kind of manoeuvre.
"Like any sport, you've got to play to the final whistle."
The intensity of races has built through the first round of the America's Cup Qualifiers, with the second round starting tomorrow.
Tuke said that upward trend was likely to continue.
"We've had some tough races. We had a really tight one yesterday with Team Japan, which was close," he said.
"We had to push back hard there. Today's one was more intense and you're going to see that going forward. These boats are fast, they're manoeuvrable and that's how racing is going to be."
Team NZ will get the opportunity to grab another victory over Artemis when round two begins tomorrow.
