Entries by Paul Cayard

12 Meter Pre Worlds-Cannes

I have joined Bill Koch’s team here in Cannes for the 12 Meter World Championship next week. Yesterday was my first day on a 12 meter since 1987. Talk about a time warp. Of course the wind has been light here in Cannes so that makes the sensation of sailing a 12 meter even more […]

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Outlook cloudy

America’s Cup 32 is in the record books. Team New Zealand were there in the finals for the fourth time in a row! Heavy favourites Alinghi won with a convincing score but less convincing performance. Two in a row for the Swiss team. Five New Zealanders have been on the winning team in the last […]

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Portimao, Portugal – Race Day 5

Unfortunately, another day without wind and therefore, no racing. So, the final results have not changed since Thursday’s coastal race; 1. Valle Romano – Mean Machine-Peter de Ridder-17 2. Artemis-32 3. Patches-42 4. CaixiaGalicia-44 5. Windquest-Doug de Vos-49 points Of course, not racing the final two days was a let down. But days one and […]

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Race Day – 4

No race today… no wind. All races are postponed until Saturday. However, there can not be a start after 1530 tomorrow. For complete results, please visit www.medcup.org

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Race Day – 4

No race today… no wind. All races are postponed until Saturday. However, there can not be a start after 1530 tomorrow. For complete results, please visit www.medcup.org

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Portimao, Portugal – Race Day 3

Today we had a 30 mile race around the bay of Portimao in winds that started out at 8 knots from 230 and finished up at 15 knots from 300. It wasn’t a smooth transition in the swing to the right…plenty of holes and reshuffling. Onboard Windquest with Doug de Vos driving, we had good […]

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Portimao, Portugal – Race Day 2

Two races today for the MedCup fleet. The wind struggled to find stability and we did not start the racing until 1500. The first race of the day was held in a light seabreeze from 240. The wind generally went right except the left paid because of pressure. CaxiaGalicia won the race with Artimus second. […]

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Portimao, Portugal – Race Day 1

We had three races today in 16 to 28 knots. Top speeds of 22 knots were seen by all boats on the runs. With the offshore breeze, the sea was flat and the sky was clear and sunny. It was a beautiful day for the 19 boats here in Portimao. The winner of the day […]

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TP 52 Update

Upon arriving up at the race village yesterday, all the sailors and teams were shocked to learn of the sudden death of Franco Rodino. Franco was a lifelong photographer and sailing journalist from Italy. Franco suffered a heart attack in a RIB yesterday while out on the water doing what he loved to do…follow the […]

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SIEMENS MATADOR WINS TP 52 FLEET AT 26TH COPA DEL REY CAMPER AUDI.

Super Siemens Champions Press Release. Issued by 2007 Breitling MedCup TP52 Circuit. Regatta 3 of 5, 26th Copa del Rey Camper Audi. Palma, Mallorca. Saturday Aug 4th 2007-08-04Day 5 of 5. SIEMENS MATADOR WINS TP 52 FLEET AT 26TH COPA DEL REY CAMPER AUDI. Corporacion CxG Caixa Galicia retain overall lead on the 2007 Breitling […]

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