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Oracle BMW is one win away from the America's Cup challenger finals after beating OneWorld in the semifinal repechage this afternoon.
OneWorld, on the other hand must win five races in a row to avoid elimination.
Today's race began with some close action in the pre-start in which OneWorld USA-67 came off
worse by the time the starting gun was fired. Not only did the Seattle team carry a penalty, but they were over the line at the start.
Despite these two set backs which saw them trailing Oracle BMW USA-76 from the start, OneWorld went on to sail a skilful first leg and managed to haul back much of Oracle's initial lead.
By the first leeward mark Oracle BMW's lead had been reduced to just 8 seconds. This turned out to be the closest that the pair got for the rest of the race.
The winning margin was 55 seconds and that included a penalty turn OneWorld carried out after crossing the finish. They initially crossed the finish about 23sec behind.
"It was very shifty out there," said Oracle's navigator Ian Burns shortly after crossing the line.
"Either side of the course paid but if you got caught in the middle you could lose, so it was a very difficult day today."
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