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Members of U.S's Defi yacht Oracle BMW Racing, USA-76, jubilate just after crossing the finish line of the fourth match-race against the U.S.'s defi yacht OneWorld Challenge, USA-67, on the semifinals repechage of the Louis Vuitton Challenge Cup, in Hauraki gulf, near Auckland , New Zealand, Monday, December 23, 2002. Oracle won today's race by 1 minute and 4 seconds that brings the score to 4: -1 for Oracle, which is now qualified for the Louis Vuitton Final against the Swiss Defi yacht Alinghi, and of which the winner will challenge the defender Team New Zealand for the America's Cup in February 2003. (KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron)