1.   Black triangles above the water, rocks that must be submerged at high tide, no more than three boat lengths ahead.

2.   After a short tacking free-for-all, Coutts broke off the duel when it appeared his New Zealand team was in fact losing valuable boat lengths.

3.   After about six minutes, Prada had nosed ahead by a boat length.

4.   Cayard and his crew, showing a tad more speed in the fading afternoon breeze, closed within a boat length of the Italians with a mile to go.

5.   In those kinds of conditions you can gain a lot of boat lengths quickly.

6.   Instead of using telephoto lenses, they would maneuver their launch within a few boat lengths of passing yachts.

7.   The Americans won by two-thirds of a boat length in the closest finish of all the races.

8.   The Australian national team won the Grand, defeating a German national team crew racing as Ruder-Club Berlin by three boat lengths.

9.   The white boat with its crew of mostly women crossed ahead of Young America by about two boat lengths.

10.   Three-quarters of the way up the first three-mile leg, the jet black boat had increased its lead over Young America to about eight boat lengths.