"intrepid" won the first race when "gretel ii"s david forbes was swept overboard but managed to hang onto the sail and scramble back on board. then in a controversial second race, "gretel ii" crossed the finish line 1 minute 7 seconds ahead, but due to a collision at the start the australian challenger was disqualified. "intrepid" won the third race but "gretel ii" recorded a win in the fourth race by a margin of 1 minute 2 seconds. "intrepid" then took out the fifth race to win the america's cup 4–1.