1. Because of the loose cover , Young America trailed by only 21 seconds at the top mark. 2. Prada applied a loose cover and extended its lead at the next mark to 45 seconds. 3. But Conner and his alternate helmsman, Paul Cayard, held on by keeping a loose cover over Mighty Mary. 4. Upholstered pieces were covered with loose covers , the term still used in England, much as they are today. 5. At the next cross, Black Magic 1 let Young America have the left side, keeping on a loose cover . 6. On the final leg, Stars & Stripes sailed just a loose cover against Mighty Mary and the nearly all-woman crew. 7. On the final leg, Stars & AMP; Stripes sailed just a loose cover against Mighty Mary and the nearly all-woman crew. 8. After eight tacks, the two were splitting tacks, with Young America keeping loose cover between Stars & Stripes and the windward mark. 9. After eight tacks, the two were splitting tacks, with Young America keeping loose cover between Stars & AMP; Stripes and the windward mark. 10. By keeping a loose cover on its wayward rival, Stars & Stripes stretched out in a dying southwest breeze to finish 4 : 49 ahead.