Entries by Paul Cayard

TP 52-Med Cup Update, Portimao

One race today as the wind died in the second race and it was abandoned on the last windward leg. In the first race, with the wind 11 knots from 125, we had a decent start about halfway down the line with Bribon to leeward. Platoon started at the windward end and was amongst the […]

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TP 52-Med Cup Update, Portimao

A very good day for Desafio today and we took over the lead. It was as much that Quantum and Audi Q8 had bad days as it was that we had a good one. A 7, 3 isn’t bad but Platoon and Matador won the day with a 1, 2 each. Matador has moved into […]

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Rolex Maxi Worlds – Day 5

No wind. No race. Unfortunate situation. So the results don’t change. Moneypenny third, Numbers first and Rosebud second in the Mini Maxi Class. Next stop for this fleet is St. Tropez at the end of September. For me, I will be back in the TP 52 with El Desafio on September 15 for the last […]

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Rolex Maxi Worlds – Day 4

A short note tonight as a lot is going on. A good day for Moneypenny with a second place. Numbers is pretty much untouchable and Rosebud was over the start line early and had to return. Tomorrow will be the fight for second between Rosebud and us, in the 18 boat Mini Maxi class. One […]

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Rolex Maxi Worlds – Day 3

The wind was in today and the Mini Maxi fleet which contains Moneypenny, Numbers and Rosebud, raced two windward leeward courses. There are 18 boats in the Mini Maxi class in total and with the wind reaching 22 knots, we were flying downwind. The other fleets did another coastal race. The sad news of the […]

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Rolex Maxi Worlds – Day 1

A beautiful day in Sardinia is very hard to beat. 15 knots of wind from the West made the first race day of this historic event picture perfect. I am sailing as tactician on Jim Swartz’s new STP 65 Moneypenny. The day’s single race was a 40 mile “Coastal Race” starting from Porto Cervo, sailing […]

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