Smyth Prevails in Pro Sailing
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Associated Press
NEWPORT, R.I. — World champion Formula 40 skipper Randy Smyth of Huntington Beach sailed his Super Lube Formula 40 catamaran to victory Sunday at the Salem ProSail Series.
The two-day regatta at Newport Yachting Center was the inaugural race in the first professional sailboat racing series in the United States.
In each class, four races were held Saturday and three races Sunday. The winner was determined by an aggregate, low-point scoring system.
Smyth, who won $20,000 for winning the event, won two of four races Saturday. He went into Sunday’s event with a slight lead over skipper Andrew Nyhart of Boston.
Smyth is also on the crew for the 1988 Stars & Stripes America’s Cup boat.
