Pauls Most Recent Sailing Reports
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Cayard’s Updates
- Time to TackFebruary 25, 2023 - 3:48 pm
- US Olympic SailingMay 7, 2021 - 9:00 am
Bacardi CupMarch 2, 2020 - 7:56 pm
SSL FinalsDecember 7, 2019 - 4:10 pm
SSL Finals-Day 4December 6, 2019 - 6:45 pm- SSL FinalsDecember 5, 2019 - 4:22 pm
Schoonmaker CupNovember 10, 2019 - 2:51 pm
Vintage Gold Cup 2019October 6, 2019 - 2:07 pm
Sailing Scuttlebutt
- Olympic sized lessons in leadership
- Apply now for CA Dreamin’
- Boat Builder Awards at Metstrade 2024
- Samo Vidic wins Yacht Racing Image Award, again
- New leader in the Vendée Globe
- Curmudgeon’s Observation
- Final event of 44Cup 2024 Season
- Another record set in Vendée Globe
- 2024 Star South American Champs
- Eight Bells: William Alexander Abbott
Bank Sarasin – RC44 Portoroz Cup
RC44Today was the official practice race. We went out early and did some practice match racing with Artemis. The practice race was a fleet race and we finished a credible third. We had the lead off the start and 3/4’s of the way up the first beat, then made some mistakes. So the good news […]
Bank Sarasin – RC44 Portoroz Cup
RC44We had a very good day of practice today on Katusha, our new Russian RC44. A lot of work has gone into getting the brand new boat ready for our first event here in Slovenia. Brad and JR have been here a month putting the keel on, getting the bottom perfect, assembling the rig and […]
TP52 – Audi MedCup – Cartagena
TP52One race today. We had more to lose today then to gain. Quantum was 5 points ahead of us and we would need an extra boat between us or they would win the tie breaker. Bigamist and Matador were just 2.5 and 3 points behind us respectively. So we had a bit on. The wind […]
TP52 – Audi MedCup – Cartagena
TP52Not a great day for us, but all is not lost. We had a 7,6,7 and slipped into third in the season standings and 5th for this regatta. We made a big mistake in each of the three races; over the start line early in the first, fouled a competitor in the second and did […]
TP52 – Audi MedCup – Cartagena
TP52Good day on Artemis today. We started the day in 4th place for the season and we are now in second. It was a tough day out there with plenty of carnage. Fortunately we did not break anything and while our 7, 2 scores were not perfect, they were better than Quantum Racing and Matador. […]
TP52 – Audi MedCup – Cartagena
TP52Two Strikes Unfortunate situation….no racing again! There was wind most of the day, but it was very unstable, both in velocity and direction. The wind “ratcheted” its way from 110 to 210 over 4 hours. We had two attempted starts, but both were abandonned about 30 seconds to go due to 30 degree shifts. Pretty […]
TP52 – Audi MedCup – Cartagena
TP52No racing today at the TP52 Audi MedCup. First, there was no wind so we were postponed ashore. Then, we went out at about 1400. A few squalls passed over the area pulling the wind all over the place. Then, it rained hard and it still is. Let’s hope tomorrow is better. Hard to be […]
Rolex Big Boat Series
Cayard Sailing ReportsI have just sailed the first two days as tactician on the TP 52 Flash. We won the day in our class today with a 3, 1 which puts us in second place overall in IRC A. Vincitore with Chris Dickson steering got a 2, 4 today and is in first overall by 3 points […]
Rolex Big Boat Series
UncategorizedWith one week until the start of the 2009 Rolex Big Boat Series, St. Francis Yacht Club (StFYC) Race Office is busy coordinating the many logistical details that accompany running one of the world’s most-loved regattas. Racing this year is scheduled for September 10-13, and includes racing in seven one-design classes – 1D35, Beneteau 36.7, […]
Paul non stacca mai!
UncategorizedPaul, Paul e ancora Paul: Cayard non stacca mai, la sua è fame di vela, in tutte le sue forme. Come giudicare uno che ha vinto (quasi) tutto nella carriera velica, ha trionfato al giro del mondo, nel giro della Coppa America, nella grande altura, ha fortemente voluto e raggiunto le Olimpiadi in Star, e […]
SAP 505 World Championship
UncategorizedHere are some photos of us when we were the ‘rabbit’ during yesterday’s start. Final race today. Looking for another good one to move up into the top 5. More photos can be seen here
SAP 505 World Championship
UncategorizedWow! That was a blast! I know I will wake up tomorrow sad. No need to slip into the trapeze harness. Bummer. We had a great last day…up at the front all day, finished 6th but just 6 seconds from 4th. SF turned it back on for the final day so everyone will be left […]
SAP 505 World Championship
UncategorizedMike Martin and Jeff Nelson took one big step toward winning the 505 Worlds by winning todays 8th race. Mike Holt and Carl Schmidt, who were leading going into today, finished 8th. Winds were 8-13 knots and the race course was pretty even. After a long delay, today’s sole race got underway at 1445. The […]
SAP 505 World Championship
UncategorizedSorry there was no report yesterday but it was a Lay Day and therefore no racing. Howie and I put in four hours working on the boat. About half the competitors were down working on their crafts either rebuilding them so they could continue on, or restocking their spare parts armory. The word around the […]
SAP 505 World Championship
UncategorizedTwo races were held today on the Berkeley Circle in moderate conditions. The first race was an 8-12 knot affair while the wind built to 20 at the end of the second race. The first race was delayed about an hour and a half as the wind was from the east this morning and we […]
TP52 – Audi MedCup – Portimao – Final
TP52Sorry I did not get to this sooner. Just a bit going on right now. Anyway, the boys had a tough day on Sunday in Portugal and we ended up second overall to Team New Zealand. That’s an improvement over Cagliari where we were third. Our trend is headed in the right direction! Next one […]
SAP 505 World Championship
UncategorizedBefore we got going today, Howie and I had to deal with something from yesterday. It was a complicated issue that has to do with Gate Starts. I will try to explain. If you are out of patience for today better close this email now. To try to make it simple, we were first disqualified […]
SAP 505 World Championship
UncategorizedDay two of the 505 worlds, day one for me. One race today in about 20-22 knots of wind. We got 6th and are in third overall. Mike Martin and Jeff Nelson won the race and are definitely the boat to beat in the breeze. We were deep at the first mark, probably 30th, and […]
TP52 – Audi MedCup – Portimao
TP52No wind, no racing. Still on top of the heap with Artemis. The forecast for tomorrow is only marginally better. One thing about sailboat racing; you need Mother Nature’s cooperation. When you are in these waiting situations, it is nice to be in first place because sometime they end this way. It is like finishing […]
TP52 – Audi MedCup – Portimao
TP52Another good day on the Artemis today! We got the bullet and moved into first overall for this regatta. That is two “coastal” race wins in a row for Artemis now with this one and the win in Cagliari. They are nice to win because they count 1.5 times a normal race. We had an […]
TP52 – Audi MedCup – Portimao
TP52Another good day on the Artemis today! Finishes of 2, 4, 2 has us tied for first with Team New Zealand on 15 points. Quantum is third with 17. The first raced was very tricky because we started in a wind direction of 245 and finished in a wind direction of 305. In the middle, […]
TP52 – Audi MedCup – Portimao
TP52Good day on the Artemis today! Finishes of 3, 4, 2 has us in second place overall after three races. Quantum is leading with 1, 1, 4. The first race did not get off until 1400. The forecast had the wind in the southwest for the early part of the day but an eminent shift […]
TP52 – Audi MedCup – Portimao
TP52Today was a much better day in terms of wind. There were 7-11 knots from the southwest. We left the dock on time at 1100 and went through our normal routine of tuning up with Matador before the start which was on time at 1300. As it is the practice race today, meaning that the […]
Hamlin checks into 505 Worlds with classy crew
UncategorizedWhen up to a hundred doublehanded dinghies converge on San Francisco Bay next week for the 2009 SAP 505 World Championship sponsored by SAP and APL and hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club, one team will rate somewhere between a favorite and an enigma. The skipper—Howard Hamlin of Long Beach, Calif.—won it all in […]
TP52 – Audi MedCup – Portimao
TP52A little bit more wind today. 4-7 knots. Still very light. We managed 7 or 8 practice starts and two races. One went well, one not so well. Very difficult sailing in wind that light. It was good training all the same. The guys played touch rugby this morning on the beach and I went […]
TP52 – Audi MedCup – Portimao
TP52Squeezing water out of a rock. That is what it is like trying to sail here these past two days. 4.6 knots of wind was the top of it. Still, we managed to get in some useful practice simulating our approaches to the starting line and accelerating the boat from 2 knots of speed up […]
TP52 – Audi MedCup – Portimão
TP52Just finished our first day of training over here in Portugal. Very light wind made it difficult to get much done. We checked our masthead genoa and a few light jibs and tuned the rig. We are onto our weight checks too. It is fairly hot here, 30C, so you don’t want to have to […]
Sailing Talk Podcast – Paul Cayard on 505 racing and the ‘stored power’ controversy
UncategorizedMP3 audio (31 minutes): Paul Cayard calls into Sailing Talk from San Francisco, where he’ll soon be racing a 505 in the World Championships with Howie Hamlin. Not surprisingly, Paul’s also got something to say about the ‘stored power’ should-they-allow-engines-in-the-America’s-Cup debate. Justin Chisholm reports from the Mirror Worlds which are concluding in North Wales…. Listen […]
Hard Decisions & No Brainers ***
UncategorizedLike many top professional sailors, Paul Cayard is a perfectionist. Having won the Whitbread Race at this first attempt in 1997, he was a useful guy to get on board Grant Dalton’s 2001 campaign for the Volvo Ocean Race aboard Amer Sports One. There must have been times, though, when some of his team mates […]
TP 52- Audi MedCup-Cagliari – Final
TP52Three races today on the Gulfo di Cagliari in a Mistral of 15 to 27 knots. We had our worst day with a 9, 8, 6. Still we hung on to third place overall. Team New Zealand won the regatta although they did not win any of the races today. Matador had a first in […]
TP 52- Audi MedCup-Cagliari
TP52We had another good day on the Artemis today. Three inshore races were planned but the wind got real wobbly after 1430 and we were only able to get a second one in and it was a bit marginal at that. The first race was held in 10-12 knots of wind from 170. We had […]
TP 52- Audi MedCup-Cagliari
TP52We had a great day on the Artemis today. It was the Coastal Race today, a 30 mile course around the Gulf of Cagliari and we managed to take the checkered flag. Team New Zealand finished second and Matador 5th after leading around the first windward leeward. We are now second to TNZ by 3.5 […]
TP 52- Audi MedCup-Cagliari
TP52We had another good day on the Artemis. Two races were held on the Gulf of Cagliari in 10-12 knots of wind from the southeast. Artemis scored a 3, 3 and we are still in third place. Matador won the day with a 1, 2 and is now just one point out of first. Team […]
TP 52- Audi MedCup-Cagliari
TP52We had a good day on the Artemis today. Three races were held on the Gulf of Cagliari, in 12-14 knots of wind from the southeast. Artemis scored a 2, 2, 7 to put us in third place. Team New Zealand won all three races and Matador of Argentina is one point ahead of us […]
Cagliari 2009
TP52Today was the official practice race for this series. The Mistral finally died out after three days and a sea breeze filled in around 1200. By 1300 (start time) we had 9 knots from the southeast. As per usual, we had two practice starts then on the third start, a race. We tried some different […]
Audi MedCup
TP52Today was a good practice day for us on Artemis. The Mistral was still in but it was sailable with winds of 18-24 knots. Bright sunshine, a bit cooler at 27C and very dry conditions. Yesterday there was too much wind to sail as the Mistral was in at 30 knots. I got a nice […]
Cagliari-Day 1
TP52Got into Cagliari at 2300 last night after 30 hours flying from Honolulu. The flights went well it was just that there were four of them. My bags did not get lost because I did not check any. So all good there. This morning I woke up at 0430 local time. Just could not get […]
Transpac Results – Travelling Day
Star ClassOne Island to Another Honolulu With about 3/4’s of the fleet finished, the Transpac results are posted now for the top positions. Samba Pa Ti had a clean sweep winning our class, the fleet and first to finish among boats without movable ballast. Onboard Flash, we finished second in class and second overall. A very […]
Transpac Update
Star ClassTom Akin had a lot to say about sailing Flash, a TP 52, to Hawaii. His initial comments were, “I found out what is its like to be in a TP52 for seven days. You sit in water, you eat in water, and you sleep in water. It’s wet. The beast is not as luxurious […]
Transpac Update – 240 miles to go!
Star ClassIt was a tough 24 hours for Flash and a great 24 hours for Samba. The sailing has been great. Lots of high speed sailing….24 knots of boat speed. These TP52s with the bowsprits and deeper keels are great boats to sail. Everyone on Flash is driving the boat and experiencing the exhilaration. At one […]