"We had a collision with Spain and rightly got the penalty for that. That cost us the race and the shot at getting at the top three. "It was a great race and a great event for our team," Spithill said. "It was dynamic, lots of minefields on the racecourse and we have to give credit to Japan for sailing a good race. Victory in the winner-takes-all, three-boat final - with Jimmy Spithill's USA team taking second and Spain third - marks the Japanese team's second event win of the season. Neither side created a clear scoring chance in an error-strewn first quarter, but Saints finally broke the deadlock in the 20th minute.