Entries by Paul Cayard

Athens Training

Had a pretty good day today. Gym from 0900-1100. I ate a leftover steak and four eggs(three egg whites and one yoke) after the gym. It feels so good to eat well after the gym. Got to the boat at 1230 and did some jobs that were on the list. Andy and Austin rigged up […]

Athens Training

Had a pretty good day today. Gym from 0900-1100. I ate a leftover steak and four eggs(three egg whites and one yoke) after the gym. It feels so good to eat well after the gym. Got to the boat at 1230 and did some jobs that were on the list. Andy and Austin rigged up […]

Athens Training

Got up today and went and bought a new stove/oven. The second knob in as many nights broke off our stove last night and I had it with that thing. They have the equivalent of Home Depot here so I got a new stove for $250. Charged the owner of the apartment. Phil went for […]

Athens Training

We had a great day today. After taking the day off from sailing yesterday, we hit the gym for two hours this morning…chest and back with the standard ab workout. Then home for a big breakfast. I make myself a ham and cheese omelet with 3 egg whites and one complete egg. Plus I have […]

Athens Training

We had a great day today. After taking the day off from sailing yesterday, we hit the gym for two hours this morning…chest and back with the standard ab workout. Then home for a big breakfast. I make myself a ham and cheese omelet with 3 egg whites and one complete egg. Plus I have […]

Star Olympic Trial

Following our US Olympic Trials win, Phil and I have been planning our program leading up to Athens this August. There are many aspects to this, logistics, accommodation in Athens, physical training, on the water training, coaching, developing and testing new equipment, to name a few. Further, each of us has family that will be […]

3rd Race Day

“We had a shocker” today as they would say in New Zealand. We did not even finish the second race. The wind was 0-4 knots from 060-100. Very spotty.some spots of complete calm. The race committee did not hesitate to run races in these conditions..no delaying. In the first race we had a great start, […]

2nd Race Day

We had a bad one today. Two bad ones. The wind was 6-10 knots from 330-360 today. Very streaky. In the first race we had a bad start and got farther back by going to the wrong side.the left. We made up a bit of ground during the race to finish 12th. In the second […]

1st Race Day

The locals said it was a good day..13 degrees centigrade just a little rain but not too windy.8-14 knots. Still, it was cold, grey and overcast out there. The wind was oscillating around 330, plenty of opportunity out there.to go up and down. We had a fantastic first race. Had a good start, didn’t feel […]

Arrival

Just arrived in Medemblick-Holland today for the SPA regatta. This is an annual regatta for Olympic classes. I have never been here as it is too cold. But this year it is part of our training for the Olympics so we are making some sacrafices including coming here. There are about 30 Stars here including […]