Entries by Paul Cayard

Athens Training

A good day today. We got out of the harbor at 1230 and did some light air gybing practice on the way down to our race course area, course “D”. It was 5-6 knots and there is a very different technique for gybing a star in under 6 knots compared to the technique in 10 […]

Pre-Olympic Training

A good day today. We got out of the harbor at 1230 and did some light air gybing practice on the way down to our race course area, course “D”. It was 5-6 knots and there is a very different technique for gybing a star in under 6 knots compared to the technique in 10 […]

Athens Training

Gym again this morning for Phil and I. I then had some physio therapy from our USOC physio, Scott Weiss. We put the boat in around 1230 and left the dock at 1300. A very strange day on the water. The wind was the most erratic of the month that we have been here. There […]

Pre-Olympic Training

Gym again this morning for Phil and I. I then had some physio therapy from our USOC physio, Scott Weiss. We put the boat in around 1230 and left the dock at 1300. A very strange day on the water. The wind was the most erratic of the month that we have been here. There […]

Athens Training

Short and sweet today. Phil took Austin to the airport at 0600. Then Phil and I went to the gym at 0900-11:00. The wind was light in the am through 1400 so we did some chores. I went to a Travel agent to try to figure out what Island to go to to rest for […]

Pre-Olympic Training

Short and sweet today. Phil took Austin to the airport at 0600. Then Phil and I went to the gym at 0900-11:00. The wind was light in the am through 1400 so we did some chores. I went to a Travel agent to try to figure out what Island to go to to rest for […]

Athens Training

A little update on the past four days. Thursday morning we went for team golf. We went with Mark Medleblatt the USA Laser representative. He has actually been here so long he is a member of the golf Club and he is pretty good. He won easily shooting 40 for 9. The rest of us, […]

Pre-Olympic Training

A little update on the past four days. Thursday morning we went for team golf. We went with Mark Medleblatt the USA Laser representative. He has actually been here so long he is a member of the golf Club and he is pretty good. He won easily shooting 40 for 9. The rest of us, […]

Athens Training

Boot Camp closed today. 21 days of sailing in 23 days. We are a bit tired. Four days off now…no sailing that is. I have to go for a short trip to Europe and Phil and Austin and Andy are packing up the boats so we can move into the venue on Sunday. Saturday is […]

Athens Training

Good day for us today. Phil took the Godfather (Mark Reynolds) to the airport at 0730 and picked up his wife at 1030. So he was off to a happy start. Austin and I went to the gym and did squats and shoulders today. We went down to the boat at 1230. And launched and […]