Entries by Paul Cayard

CAYARD’S UPDATE – ACWS – NAPLES

A great day for racing in Napoli. The America’s Cup World Series was in full flight today with match racing and fleet racing. The winds were 8 to 12 knots from the West and there was a bit of cloud around. The rain stopped for exactly three hours and those were the three hours of […]

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RC 44 Puerto Calero

Only one race today, after a lot of waiting. New wind direction, but just as tricky as all the other days. We had a good race and finished 4th. Nothing changed in the results since yesterday for the top three teams which meant TeamAqua won the event, the French on Aleph were second and Artemis […]

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Puerto Calero

Less wind, more shifts. 40 degrees was the average. Four races were held in 8-12 knots more or less from the north. The scores will show it was very tough day for all teams but Aqua who were on fire all day. They had three wins and a third! Onboard Artemis, we had a pretty […]

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Puerto Calero

A bit less wind today but a lot shiftier. 30 degree wind shifts were the norm on the race course which is in the lee of the island. This makes for a tough day for tacticians. Three races were completed. Team Aqua, one of the top teams in the RC44 Class, showed how tough it […]

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Puerto Calero

It was forecast to be breezy and it was. Just one race was held today in 16-22 knots of wind. I am filling in for Morgan Larson this week as tactician on Artemis. It is a nice opportunity for me to sail with my boss, Torbjorn Tornqvist. After a few delays due to difficulty in […]

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CAYARD’S UPDATE – JANUARY 2012

Artemis Racing is preparing its two AC45s for an upcoming training session in Valencia. In November, we bought a second AC45 in order to create a competitive environment in-house. The two AC45s will enable us to train in the same manner as Oracle Racing currently trains, and as will Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) and […]

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America’s Cup World Series – San Diego

Three races were held today on San Diego Bay in 10 knots of wind and flat water. Now in the third event of this series, the fleet is getting much more competitive resulting in closer racing and lots of mixing of the results. The top team after three races is the French Team Energy with […]

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Paul Cayard inducted into National Sailing Hall of Fame

At the inaugural ceremony this evening in San Diego, Paul Cayard was among 15 sailing greats inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame. Having started sailing at the age of seven, Paul Cayard has become one of the best known American sailors of his time. A seven-time world champion, two-time Olympian, Round the World […]

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