Entries by Paul Cayard

Walker Cup Day 2

Coconut Grove- No racing today. Too light winds. After a long delay, the race committee fired off one start. We got around first mark 4th then they abandoned. Wind was non existent. Walker Cup results as per yesterday. Next event is Masters next weekend. Paul

Walker Cup Day 1

Coconut Grove- 20 Stars competed in three races today onBiscayne Bay. The wind was 7 knots from the southeast for race one and built to 11 knots for race 3. As usual, Miami delivered perfect Star sailing conditions. I am privileged to be sailing with Olympic Gold medalist Magnus Liljedahl for this weekend. We started […]

Star Class

Sorry I did not write any personal updates during this event. Just went and had fun! Paul America’s Cup’s Cayard Takes Miami Championship With Final Race Performance 25 Year-Old Boston Sailmaker Tomas Hornos Wins Final Race and Junior Title, Miami’s Diaz Leads Winter Series Coconut Grove, FL (January 13, 2014) – America’s Cup skipper and […]

Star Sailor League – Day 3

Nassau, Two races were held today in 10-12 knots out of the east. Austin and I went into todays races at the back of the leader board, but had a good day and managed to climb up a few positions. We got off to a great start leading race 1 around the first lap, losing […]

Star Sailor League – Day 2

Nassau- Three races were held today in perfect conditions, once again. East winds of 10-14 knots and bright sunshine made for another postcard day in Nassau. Austin and I got off to a good start with a fourth place in the first race of the day. We had a great start, good speed upwind so […]

Star Sailor League – Day 1

Perfect Star sailing conditions were delivered in Nassau today. 8-12 knots from the east and sunshine made the sailing spectacular for this elite fleet. Four races were held on Montague Bay at the east end of Nassau, each about 40 minutes. With just 18 boats on the track, and all of them very good, the […]

Nassau, December, 2013

I have spent the past three months decompressing from a difficult Americas Cup for me. Sometimes things go well and you are oblivious to those struggling. Fortunately, my previous America’s Cups and Around the World campaigns have been above average and ultimately very satisfying. This time was a struggle. We had early technical set backs […]

We are here to Race

The 34th America’s Cup is about to get under way in San Francisco. At Artemis Racing, we have had our heads down, working hard to finish a new boat and wing in order to get back out on the water and compete in this event that we have worked hard on for three years. In […]

Artemis Racing is back to work

Artemis Racing is back to work. We will only race if our sailing team believes they are safe racing AC72s. This confidence will be dependent on many criteria, one of the most important of which is the new safety criteria and rules changes that the America’s Cup organizers and competitors will adopt. Regarding the accident […]

Artemis Racing – our thoughts and prayers are with Andrew’s family

It is with immense sadness that Artemis Racing confirms the tragic death of crew member Andrew “Bart” Simpson today in San Francisco. Simpson, a British double Olympic medalist, was one of the 11-man crew aboard Artemis Racing’s AC72 catamaran which capsized during training on San Francisco Bay ahead of this summer’s America’s Cup. All other […]