IN BRIEF : American Wins Yugoslav Sail Race

American skipper Paul Cayard today won Yugoslavia’s most prestigious sailing competition, defeating defending world champion Chris Dickson of New Zealand.

The Tanjug news agency said Cayard’s Bianca 107 boat won the eighth and decisive race of the ACY Cup, counting for the World Sailing Championships, defeating Dickson at the regatta in Rovinj, on Yugoslavia’s northern Adriatic coast. Although another regatta is to be held on Saturday, Cayard, of San Francisco, has already built up an unstoppable lead over Dickson, his closest competitor.