The British boats drew close and the Americans opened fire.

He wondered if it was even a British boat.

A right-hand wind shift then shot the British boat to a huge lead.

British boats were able to pull the fire ships on shore where they could do no harm.

No shots were fired from the British boats as these are not armed in any way.

Then two other British boats joined the first three for a second attempt, which proved successful.

They were intercepted on leaving by British small boats and attacked.

In light winds, that gave the British boat a strong advantage.

In each of the other three events, the two British boats won both semifinals.

She was forced to wait for a later British boat.