Entries by Paul Cayard

RC44 Trapani-Day 5

Trapani, Sicily Perfect conditions for the final day of the RC44 championship here in Trapani. 14-18 knots from the north, fairly steady, nice waves and sunshine. Aqua had a great day and stole the regatta from Cereef. The two actually tied on points and Aqua won due to more wins in the series. Onboard Artemis […]

RC44 Trapani-Day 4

Only two races were held today due to thunder and lightening all around the area. The clouds generated strong winds in the 16-23 knot range from the northeast. In the first race, Artemis Racing sailed a pretty smooth race and we finished 2nd behind Cereef with Katusha 3rd. In the second race, we were battling […]

RC44 Trapani-Day 3

Trapani Three races today and onboard Artemis Racing, we were very consistent: 4, 4, 4 and moved up to 3rd overall with 37 points. It was not as boring as it sounds because at time we were near the back on the first leg and made some pretty big comebacks. The conditions were very good; […]

RC44 Trapani-Day 2

Trapani, Italy Four races for the RC44 fleet today in the Mediterranean Sea just off Trapani’s north shore. Winds were 7-15 knots from the north-northeast. The sun was out and it was a beautiful spring day. The first two races were quite shifty but for the second two, the wind steadied down quite a bit […]

RC44 Trapani Day 1

Trapani, Sicilia, Italia Today was the first day of the RC44 event here and match racing was on the menu. The match racing is a rolling series throughtout the season-one day per event. A cumulative score decides the winner at the end of the season. Today was a challenging day wind wise but race officer […]

Magnus Olsson

Magnus Olsson was a giant bottle of “Positive Attitude” that you could pour on anything and make it shine. For Magnus it wasn’t a matter of the glass half full or half empty. The glass was just full all the time. His personality and enthusiasm were magnetic. He was the center of gravity of every […]

Artemis Racing Launches AC72

Alameda, CA. November 3, 2012 – The launch of Artemis Racing’s first AC72 catamaran marks a major milestone in the team’s quest for the America’s Cup. Thousands of design and build hours came together today when the Artemis Racing AC72 was launched at the team’s base in Alameda. Barbro Osher, Consul General of Sweden in […]

America’s Cup World Series – San Francisco

San Francisco The AC World Series is over after the Super Sunday race amid the Blue Angels, the Blue Grass Festival the 49ers and the Giants. Today’s race was heavily weighted with 40 points for first place rather than the 12 points for the winner of the first 6 fleet races. Artemis Red got off […]

America’s Cup World Series – San Francisco

San Francisco Another spectacular day on the Bay of San Francisco. The Blue Angels were working up in the air and the America’s Cup sailors were working at sea level. It was a historical day too because I think that today was the largest crowd to ever watch a sailboat race in person. It would […]

America’s Cup World Series – San Francisco

A good Artemis day yesterday! First off, Terry Hutchinson and his team on Artemis White handily beat Team Korea in their quarter final match to advance to the Match Racing Semi Finals. Terry and the boys led the whole race and employed the “stay between the man and the hoop” strategy…jargon for mirroring your opponents […]