Smith's toughest competition came from arch-rival Stevie Dickinson and crew Lisa Richardson, who were racing on O'Kelly, a carefully restored 1950s vintage wooden boat.

Smith and Grayston needed to come from behind to take the first race, followed by Dickinson and Guy Eldridge, sailing with Maryellen Goodwin.

The second race featured a wild swing in the fortunes of racers, with newcomers Billy McNiven and crew Leatrice Roman and Carolyn Tytheridge and crew Andrew Rance taking full advantage of a port tack lift shortly after the start to grab an early lead.

McNiven held the lead for the first triangle, and at the end of the second stayed ahead of the solid trio of Dickinson, Smith and Eldridge.

Eldridge led at the end of the run and a late attempt to claim buoy room on Smith's part saw him on the losing end of a verbal tussle, which resulted in two penalty turns. In the end, Dickinson was able to nip Eldridge at the finish while McNiven slipped to third place.

The third -- and longest race of the day -- saw Smith demonstrate superior boat speed and his keen ability to spot windshifts in the waning breeze as he pulled out to a healthy lead. Dickinson held onto second spot for most of the race with Ray and Nancy Pitman in third. On the last beat Eldridge recovered to scrape past Dickinson and Pitman, setting up a final race with just one-and-a-half points separating the leaders.

Smith again showed the fleet a clean pair of heels in the shortened final race to clinch the series. Dickinson finished second to take second overall, while Eldridge passed Tytheridge on the final leg to take third in the race and third place overall. Pitman and Tytheridge tied for fourth overall, followed by McNiven and John Ridley.

DARTS DRT The following are the teams for the match involving the Committee against the Pick of the League to be held on Friday at BPSA, starting at 8.30 p.m.

Committee: June Bleeker, Ruth Holder, Lucille Foggo, Terry Cartwright, Veronica Renaud, Mary Phillipson, Lois Virgil, Elizabeth Simons, Fanny Churm, Debbie Nesbitt.

Pick of the League: Stephanie Humphrey, Carla Hill, Bernice Brangman, Lynn Somner, Norma Moran, Bea Hayward, Karen Hutton, Mary Rosser, Janet Burrows, Rhonda Hill.

SOCCER SOC There will be a meeting for the Somerset Extros players at the club on Sunday starting at 9.30 a.m.

BASKETBALL BAS Former NBA player Bob Bigelow is currently conducting a basketball clinic for secondary school students and teachers.

The clinics start at 2 p.m. and take place at the BAA gym.

Bigelow spent five years in the NBA after being selected as the 13th pick in the 1975 college draft. He played for three teams, including the Sacramento Kings (1975-77), Boston Celtics (1978) and the then San Diego Clippers (1978-79).

He spent his collegiate career at the University of Pennsylvania, which won three Ivy League championships during his tenure as a player and saw Bigelow chosen All-Ivy and All-Big Five at the end of his senior year.

Following his retirement from playing, Bigelow coached at Tufts University for two years and also founded The Collegiate Players Basketball Camp in Massachusetts, the only skill development camp for collegiate players in the United States.

He has spoken at over 300 basketball schools, camps and clinics as well as developing and administering dozens of basketball clinics for persons of youth and adult ages.