AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Seattle's OneWorld Challenge navigated a day of protests and mishaps Saturday, remaining unbeaten in challenger racing in the America's Cup.

OneWorld showed impressive speed against GBR Challenge, winning in 3 minutes, 22 seconds. The British boat clipped OneWorld's stern during pre-start maneuvering and a penalty was assessed.

"We learned that OneWorld really are a polished team,'' GBR Challenge helmsman Andy Green said. "They've been in this America's Cup game now for three or four years and they're extremely good sailors. We felt that they were a little faster than us.''

Stars & Stripes became the first American syndicate to lose, finishing 33 seconds behind Victory of Sweden.

Racing was delayed Sunday when the wind dipped below the benchmark 7 knots. Two of the previous six days of racing were lost to wind higher than the upper limit of 19 knots.

With the loss to Victory on Saturday, Stars & Stripes dropped to 2-1. Victory and Oracle of San Francisco are the leaders at 2-0.

Stars & Stripes was scheduled to face Oracle on Sunday, while OneWorld had a bye.

There were protests throughout the fleet Saturday as racing was marred by breakdowns and collisions.

Alinghi of Switzerland was fined $10,000 for a breach of the regatta's communications regulations. However, Alinghi was not penalized a point in its victory over Mascalzone Latino of Italy.

Defending Louis Vuitton Cup winner Prada of Italy got its first win in three races, beating Le Defi of France. The French, who trailed by more than 3 minutes approaching the finish, failed to execute a penalty turn and were judged not to have finished.

Victory, competing in its first America's Cup, beat Team Dennis Conner, representing the New York Yacht Club in choppy seas and winds that reached 22 knots. Tom Whidden, tactician for Team Dennis Conner and a veteran of seven Cup campaigns, praised the Swedes.

"We had a lot of respect for the Victory Challenge today,'' Whidden said. "They were very organized and everything on their boat looked good today.''