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Young America Breezes

Associated Press

Kevin Mahaney’s Young America, distinguished by a Roy Lichtenstein mermaid mural on its 75-foot hull, beat Dennis Conner’s struggling Stars & Stripes by 28 seconds to take a commanding lead in the defender semifinals at the America’s Cup.

On the challenger course, Team New Zealand’s older yacht, Black Magic 1, displayed a speed advantage in overtaking John Bertrand’s oneAustralia with 4 miles to go for a 39-second victory.