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Kiwis rout Italians in first real America's Cup race
Emirates Team New Zealand, left, passes by Luna Rossa Challenge, right, of Italy, while training for the America's Cup sailing event on Thursday, July 11, 2013, in San Francisco. Tensions in the troubled America's Cup could be easing after an international jury sided Thursday with challengers from New Zealand and Italy in their arguments that regatta director Iain Murray overstepped his authority in making rules changes following the fatal capsize of a third challenger's catamaran two months ago. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) (AP Photo)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Emirates Team New Zealand led the entire way and routed Italy's Luna Rossa in the first real race of the America's Cup challenger series Saturday on San Francisco Bay.
The Kiwis were so dominant that they had finished and were doing a fly-by of America's Cup Park on Piers 27-29 when the Italians were still approaching the sixth of seven marks.
It was the first time in four races that two high-performance AC72 catamarans were on the course at the same time.
Italy boycotted Sunday's opening race while awaiting an international jury's decision in a rules spat. Team New Zealand sailed around alone to collect a point.
The Kiwis did the same thing Tuesday, and the Italians on Thursday, when their scheduled opponent was Artemis Racing, which is struggling to rebound from the fatal capsize of its first boat in May.
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