Pauls Most Recent Sailing Reports
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Cayard’s Updates
2019 TransPacJuly 18, 2019 - 4:29 pm
Star World ChampionshipJune 24, 2019 - 9:13 pm
Star World ChampionshipJune 20, 2019 - 1:25 am
Star European Championship/SSL Breeze Grand SlamMay 20, 2019 - 12:45 pm- European Championship-SSL Breeze Grand SlamMay 15, 2019 - 2:40 pm
SSL Gold CupApril 16, 2019 - 12:27 am
Bacardi CupMarch 10, 2019 - 2:46 pm- Star Mid-Winter ChampionshipFebruary 13, 2019 - 11:41 am
Sailing Scuttlebutt
- World On Water Global Sailing News – August 23, 2019
- Revisions for SORC in 2019-20
- Lumpy gravy at J/111 World Champs
- Home field advantage at Detroit Cup
- Puppies can only grow so fast
- A Tribute to their Enduring Legacy
- The Holy Grail of Foiling Development
- VIDEO: Generation Ocean
- Coming to unbolt another Cup
- Wind dies for Olympic Test Event finale
2019 TransPac
Cayard Sailing ReportsTransPac 2019-Pyewacket While the 2019 Trans Pacific Yacht Race was the 23rd consecutive for Pyewacket owner Roy P. Disney, this was a special race. It was the 50th anniversary of the iconic race, with 92 yachts competing. On July 13th , we left the dock in Long Beach with aspirations to win. As fate would […]
Star World Championship
Cayard Sailing ReportsSan Francisco Back home after a great week of Star sailing in one if the most idyllic venues in the world …Porto Cervo. Arthur and I ended up 6th in the World Championship with a solid second place finish in the 20 knot final race. The Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL) and Bruno Prada (BRA) won the […]
Star World Championship
Cayard Sailing ReportsPorto Cervo We are at the half way point of the Star World Championship. Light air has prevailed making for tedious sailing. Arthur (Tutu) Lopes and I are in fourth place, with 32 points, after scoring a 19th in the opener. Augie Diaz has sailed very fast and well in these conditions and is leading […]
Star European Championship/SSL Breeze Grand Slam
Cayard Sailing ReportsPhotos by Marc Rouiller Riva del Garda After five days of racing with 12 races, 4 of which were yesterday, Arthur “Tutu” Lopes(BRA) and I got the Bronze in the European Championship. Robert Scheidt(BRA) showed once again why he is the athlete of our era. With his crew Henry Boening, Robert came from behind on […]
European Championship-SSL Breeze Grand Slam
Cayard Sailing ReportsEIGHT GOLD STARS LEAD THE WAY Robert Scheidt (BRA) and Paul Cayard (USA) face off in Garda classic on the opening day of the 2019 Star European Championship / SSL Breeze Grand Slam The opening day of the first ever combined Star Sailors League Breeze Grand Slam and Star European Championships dawned with a change in […]
SSL Gold Cup
Cayard Sailing ReportsBacardi Cup
Cayard Sailing ReportsThe 92nd Bacardi Cup is history. Eric Doyle and Payson Infeliz sailed incredibly consistently to win. There were 8 Gold Stars (past world champions) in the fleet of 65 teams from over 15 countries. Magnus and I had a rough start to our week, a great middle, and a rough ending, finishing 7th overall after […]
Star Mid-Winter Championship
Cayard Sailing ReportsCoconut Grove Last weekend marked the end of the Star Winter Series with the Walker Cup on Thursday and Friday and the Mid Winter Championship being the cumulative score of all 8 races from Thursday through Sunday. The four days featured a variety of conditions from 7 knots to 20 knots sunshine to rain squalls. […]
Antarctica Final
Cayard Sailing ReportsOur 15-day journey to Antarctica and Patagonia came to a close Monday morning as we departed Ushuaia, Argentina at 09:00. After our various Penguin, Whale and Iceberg experiences of 10 days ago, we set sail for the Antarctic Circle, 66 35 degrees South latitude. We crossed our “goal line” at approximately 18:00 on Sunday, January […]
Antartica
Cayard Sailing ReportsDay 4 of our Antarctic adventure-Position 64S x 62W. Our general itinerary is to travel southwest to the Arctic Circle, 66.5S, through the Palmer Archipelago along the western coast line of the Antarctic Peninsula. Yesterday we cruised down the Gerlache Straight and overnighted at Melchoir Island. Since our departure from King George Island on Sunday, we have […]
Star Sailors League Final
Cayard Sailing Reports, Star ClassNassau SSL Finals The Day started off with the Quarter Finals. Arthur and I tuned up before the fist race with Jorge Zarif and found out then that he was very fast after his retune last night. I think I may have said too much when I told Augie Diaz what I did the night […]
Star Sailors League Press Release
Cayard Sailing Reports, Star ClassSSL Finals 2018 View this email in your browser SSL Finals 2018 December 3rd- 8th Nassau, BahamasSCHEIDT/BOENING DEMOLISH OPPOSITION ON FINAL DAY OF STAR SAILORS LEAGUE FINALS QUALIFYING While the star performers today certainly were Robert Scheidt/Henry Boening and Paul Cayard, significant to more competitors was what was happening mid-fleet. For today, Friday, the final […]
Star Sailors League-Day 4
Cayard Sailing Reports, Star Classphoto by Marc Rouiller Nassau Four races were held today in 12-15 knots from the northeast to close out the qualifying part of the SSL Finals. The adjustments we made last night were right on the money and we were quite fast upwind and downwind. When you are fast it is much easier to be smart […]
Star Sailors League-Day 3
Cayard Sailing Reports, Star ClassNassau Day 3 of the SSL Finals saw three races in 12-15 knots from the northeast….beautiful sailing conditions that the Bahamas are famous for. Unfortunately for Arthur and I, it wasn’t a great day. We struggle for speed upwind mostly, and downwind its just a battle. Provisional Ranking after 7 total races: Mark Mendleblatt […]
Star Sailors League Finals-Day 2
Cayard Sailing Reports, Star ClassPhoto by Marc Rouiller Nassau, Bahamas The first 4 races of the 2018 SSL finals are in the books. It was just an ok day for my crew Arthur (Tutu) Lopes and I. The wind was from the west at 8-10 knots and very shifty most of the day. The fleet starts like the photo […]
Star Sailors League Finals
Cayard Sailing Reports, Star ClassNassau, Bahamas Racing starts tomorrow for 25 of the best sailing teams in the World! The Star Sailors League, which includes Olympic Champions and World Champions from various classes, is hosting its annual “Finals” Championship in Nassau, Bahamas. The forecast for tomorrow during the racing period is for winds from the South Southwest 4 groping […]
Star World Championship-Final
Cayard Sailing Reportsphotos by Brian White Oxford MD Jorge Zarif and crew Guilherme de Almeida (BRA) are the 2018 Star World Champions. At 26 years of age, Jorge, the son of a Brazialian Srar sailor of the same name, is the youngest winning skipper since Alex Hagen (GER) won the prestigious trophy in 1981. The final day […]
Star World Championship
Cayard Sailing ReportsOctober 12, 2018 In the aftermath of hurricane Michael, the Choptank was too churned up for racing today. Both the wind and sea state were rough and the race committee deemed it best to wait for tomorrow to complete the series. The forecast for tomorrow is for 7 knots increasing through the mid afternoon to […]
Star World Championship-Day 2
Cayard Sailing Reportsphotos by Mark Hergen Oxford, Maryland First of all, let me apologize about last nights’ post. My technological skills are not up to par. Two races were held today on the Choptank ( yes, that’s the name of the part of the Chesapeake we are in) in a dying, but persistently left shifting wind. In […]
Star Vintage Gold Cup
Cayard Sailing ReportsGull Lake No wind for two days then 3 races yesterday made up the second annual Vintage Gold Cup. GEM IX belonged to a mentor of mine, Sir Durward Knowles, when he won gold in the ‘64 Olympics. GEM IX is now part of the Cayard family and It was extra special to share this year […]
Star North American Championship
Cayard Sailing ReportsPhoto by Bronny Daniels Marina del Rey The final two races of the Star North American Championship were held today in identical conditions to the other days, 7-8 knots from the southwest and choppy seas. While Arthur and I had great starts and were up front in both races, we could not match the speed […]
Star North American Championship-Day 3
Cayard Sailing Reportsphoto by Mary Stuyvesant Marina Del Rey Race 5 and 6 were held today in 7-8 knots of wind and very sloppy seas. On weekends, Marina Del Ray gets a lot of chop from all the recreational boats that come out of the harbor and head up to Santa Monica and Malibu. In Race 5, […]
Star North American Championship
Cayard Sailing Reportsphotos by Bronny Daniels Marina Del Rey Races 3 and 4 of the Star North American Championship were held today in 8-11 knots of wind from the southwest. The sea was quite a bit more choppy than yesterday which made for some challenging steering for the helmsmen. Eric Doyle and Payson Infelise […]
Star North American Championship
Cayard Sailing Reportsphotos by Mary Stuyvesant Marina Del Rey Today was day 1 of the Star North American Championship in Marina del Rey, California. The conditions were beautiful for Star sailing; 7-9 knots with a moderate sea. In race 1, Eric Doyle, with Payson Infelise up front, held a narrow lead of Arthur Lopes and I. Eric […]
Western Hemisphere Championship
Cayard Sailing ReportsComing to the windward mark in USA8466-GEM Coxonut Grove The two final races of the 2018 Star Western Hemisphere Championship were held today in 15-18 knots of wind from the southeastz. Jorge Zarif of Brazil was on fire winning both races today. It was very physical and the conditions suited the 25 year old Finn […]
Star Western Hemisphere Championship
Cayard Sailing ReportsStart of race one today-Ken Batzer photo Coconut Grove Another perfect day in Miami, if you like Sailing. 10-14 knots from the southeast with a moderate chop. In race one, the left side of the line was favored and Tutu and I grabbed the favored spot. That was the highlite of that race for us. […]
Western Hemisphere Championship
Cayard Sailing ReportsPhoto by Ken Batzer Coconut Grove Two more races were completed today enroute to crowning the 2018 Western Hemisphere Champion in the Star Class. More postcard conditions today…8-12 knots from the East Southeast. In race 1, after a tricky battle with various adversaries, Arthur (Tutu) and I won the final sprint to the line to […]
Western Hemisphere Championship
Cayard Sailing ReportsPhoto by Ken Batzer Coconut Grove The final series of the Star winter racing is happening on Biscayne Bay, today through Sunday. Two races per day are scheduled to award the Spring Silver Star in the USA. 37 teams from 7 countries are competing. With the sun shining, the water temperature at 78F, the wind […]
2018 Western Hemisphere Championship
Star ClassSt. Barth’s Bucket
Cayard Sailing ReportsSt. Barth’s Three days of racing here in the Caribbean, for 25 Super Yacht’s, concluded today with a 8-10 knots race, clockwise around the island. For us on Rosehearty, it was quite a different week. Many of our usual competitors like Seahawk and Perseus were not in attendance this year. Zenji and ourselves ended up […]
Bacardi Cup Final
Cayard Sailing ReportsDiego Negri and Sergio Lambertenghi of Italy Coconut Grove The final race of the 91st Bacardi Cup was held today in 14-18 knots of wind from the south east. Mark and I got off the starting line well and were amongst the top teams approaching the first mark. We rounded second behind Robert Scheidt, with […]
Bacardi Cup-Day 5
Cayard Sailing ReportsGrael/Goncalves leading the fleet Coconut Grove Today’s 5th race of the 91st Bacardi Cup was held under perfect “Bacardi” conditions…..10 knots of wind from North North East. This is still a shifty direction with the wind coming off downtown. World Champions Lars Grael and Samuel Goncalves led wire to wire after playing the right side […]
Bacardi Cup
Cayard Sailing ReportsCoconut Grove After yesterdays race was postponed due to thunderstorm activity in the area, today featured a double header. The wind was 12-18 knots from the northwest, which is always shifty here and makes for challenging racing. In race one of the day, there was a big left shift off the line and Mark and […]
Bacardi Cup-Day 2
Cayard Sailing ReportsBiscayne Bay After a one hour postponement, the wind filled in from the south east at 10 knots and built to 14 knots as the 10 mile race continued. The right side of the course paid up the first windward leg and the Italian team of Negri/Lambertenghi led at the first mark. Mark and I […]
Bacardi Cup-Day 1
Cayard Sailing ReportsCoconut Grove 76 teams from 16 countries have come to the warm waters of Biscayne Bay to compete in the 91st Annual Bacardi Cup. I am racing the week with Mark Strube. Before the first race of the regatta, the Star Class family payed its respects in a tribute to Sir Durward Knowles who recent […]
Photo by Kathleen Tocke Coconut Grove Races 7 & 8 of the Star Midwinter regatta were held today in perfect Star Sailing conditions of 12-14 knots from the southeast. Warm air, warmer water, nice waves for surfing downwind and plenty of sunshine. Irishman Peter O’Leary and his brother Robert sailed steadily, never finishing better than […]
Photo by Kathleen Tocke Coconut Grove More perfect sailing conditions were on deck for the Star Sailors here in Miami….. 12 knots from the southeast all day, with some shifts, some not so subtle. In the first race, Josh and I had good start up near the Committee boat (right side). We took a short […]
Star Walker Series
Cayard Sailing ReportsPhotos by Kathleen Coconut Grove Day two of the Walker Series and Mid winter Championship for 44 Star teams from 8 nations. The breeze was up a bit, starting the first race of the day at 16 knots for race 1 and dropping through the day to finish race 2 at 11 knots. Jack Jennings […]
Walker Series
Cayard Sailing ReportsCoconut Grove Today was the first day of both the Walker Series and the Star Midwinter Series. 44 Stars showed up for a one hour delayed start to race 1, on Biscayne Bay. The delay was due to very light easterly winds which only ever got up to 7 knots today. It was sunny and […]
Zag Masters
Cayard Sailing ReportsCoconut Grove The Star Masters fleet, 32 strong, was treated to beautiful Miami conditions today with southeasterly winds in the 7-9 knot range and sunshine. In the first race, Magnus and I had a good battle with our old friends Mark Reynolds and Hal Haenel. We traded the lead twice but Mag and I prevailed. […]