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
- When in doubt, follow the reindeer
- Not every day is a sleigh ride
- Friendly forecast for Sydney Hobart start
- Vendée Globe: Records set at Cape Horn
- Only USA entry in Rolex Sydney Hobart
- Happy Christmas from Emirates GBR!
- Where is your holiday wreath?
- Sailing toward a bright New Year
- Schedule set for Sailing Grand Slam
- Complaints prompt investigation into Yachting NZ
Key West Race Week – Update – Early Report
UncategorizedNo wind the morning here in Key West so the Race Committee postponned and held the competitors ashore. The postponement flag came down at 1200 EST and we are headed out now for a 1330 start. There is a cold front approaching which should bring a building northwesterly wind this afternoon and evening. Cooler temps […]
Key West Race Week – Update
UncategorizedWe finally got under way at 1430 with about 10 knots of wind. The wind filled from the North Northwest ahead of the front which is due here tonight or early tomorrow morning. The sea was very flat as the race course was downwind of a set of barrier islands. In the first race, the […]
Key West Race Week – Update
UncategorizedNo wind=No Racing….in Sailboats. This is how you get statistically perfect sailing conditions. Monday we had 30 knots and too much to race and today 4 knots and not enough to sail. The average of that is 17 knots. Perfect, right? Just kidding. In reality, Key West is one of the best venues in the […]
Key West Race Week – Update
UncategorizedToday the weather conditions returned back to normal and we had a busy day with 3 races in all classes. The wind started out at 18-20 knots in the first race and dropped steadily over the day down to a low of 9 knots midway through the third race. The sky was overcast and rain […]
Key West Race Week – Update
UncategorizedToo much wind again today. The Race Committee postponed ashore until 1130 then all fleets were sent out. The wind was in the low 20’s. But as we sailed out to the race areas, the breeze built to 30 knots plus. At 1300, the scheduled start time, the race committee’s for all four courses abandoned […]
Key West Race Week – Update
UncategorizedToday marks the first day of racing here in Key West. With entries from 18 countries, 60 foreign boats and 2,500 sailors, the Acura Key West Race Week is without a doubt the most popular winter appointment for sailors worldwide. Practice over the past three days leading up to today’s start saw conditions ranging from […]
Acura Key West Race Week
UncategorizedHappy 2008! The skiing was good, the eating was too much, and the kids are backing school so now it is time to head south for some good sailing…Key West Style. I haven’t been to Key West Race Week in a few years so I am really looking forward to it. Good breeze, competitive racing, […]
Key West Race Week
UncategorizedNext on the calendar for Paul Cayard is Premiere Racing’s Key West Race Week, from 21-25 January. Cayard will be racing with Fred and Steve Howe on their Farr 40 Warpath. Cayard raced with Warpath during the Farr 40 World Championships in Sydney, Australia a few years back and is looking forward to being back […]
Based upon the assumption that…
Ocean RaceBy the time this article comes out I am sure the decision of the New York State Supreme Court will be known. We will either be on the fast track for 2009 or the back burner while BMW Oracle and Alinghi negotiate a new Protocol for the 33rd America’s Cup. Or, worse yet, we may […]
Update from San Francisco
UncategorizedI am back home for the holidays, after three months in Valencia. As we all know, the event has yet to gain traction. The court case between BMW Oracle and Alinghi has completely derailed the America’s Cup. As of this time, there is no date, there is no class of boat, and no venue. There […]
‘The Black Pearl – A Pirate Ship’
Cayard Sailing Reports, Round the WorldThe perfect gift for the holiday season! This is the last chance to purchase a limited edition copy of Captain Cayard’s memoirs of the Pirates of the Caribbean team’s momentous race around the world. Imagine what it was like onboard ‘The Black Pearl’ for Captain Cayard and his Pirate crew as they competed in Volvo […]
Update from Valencia
America's CupI have been here in Valencia for 3 weeks now. My new job as Sports Director of Desafio Español has been keeping me busy. Desafio has a good base from which to start the challenge for the 33rd America’s Cup; two good ACC boats, a fully staffed and operational base. The main sponsor, Iberdrolla, is […]
Some good… some not so good
Ocean RaceIn August I rejoined the TP52 MedCup Circuit for two events. I say rejoined because I sailed both the 2005 and 2006 seasons in the fleet with George Andreadis and his Atalanti team. This is the class that has enjoyed the most growth in the past three years. I think that’s because of the perfect […]
PAUL CAYARD MEETS THE PRESS
America's CupLess than a week after joining Desafío Español as its new Sports Director, Paul Cyarad talked to the Spanish media, together with the team’s general manager, Agustín Zulueta. The American legendary sailor talked about most aspects of his team but the most controversial ones (validity of the Challenger of Record, current litigation in New York, […]
Cayard: “Desafío Español will fight for the Cup”
America's CupValencia, This morning in Valencia Agustin Zulueta, General Director of Desafío Español, presented Paul Cayard as the team’s Sports Director. In the last edition of the America’s Cup, Cayard worked with the team as Technical & Sports Advisor, overseeing the preparation and set up of ESP 97 during the weeks leading up the Louis Vuitton […]
US Olympic Trials – San Diego
Star ClassObviously, a great deal has been written about the battles at the top of each class during the US Olympic Trials last week. I had the pleasure of driving the coach boat for my son Danny and his crew Pike Harris at the 49er trials one day last week. The boys are 18 and 17 […]
Paul Cayard Joins Desafio Espanol
America's CupPRESS RELEASE Paul Cayard has joined Desafío Español as Sports Director for the 33rd America’s Cup. During the last edition of the Cup, Cayard was the team’s Technical & Sports Advisor overseeing the preparation and set up of ESP97 during the weeks leading up the Louis Vuitton Cup in April 2007. Cayard (San Francisco, USA […]
12 Meter World Championship-Day 5-Final
12 MeterCannes No wind today on the Bay of Cannes. We have been out here on the water since 0930 hoping for some wind, but nothing ever materialized just some rain. So the 12 Meter World Championship is a non-event as you need to complete five races to have a series. The owners will get together […]
12 Meter World Championship-Day 4
UncategorizedCannes Blown out today. 30 knots of Mistral kept the boats in the harbor all day. Some of us from the Kiwi Magic team went to our friend Anna Gambiagi’s house in Valbonne for a great lunch with a little French wine. What a luxury to have a four hour lunch on a Friday. During […]
12 Meter World Championship-Day 3
UncategorizedCannes Another difficult day today with the wind. There was a light westerly breeze from the Mistral to the west which eventually gave way to a moderate easterly breeze from the low pressure just to our south. Around 1230 we got our start. Eric Doyle our tactician wanted the right so we started at the […]
12 Meter World Championship-Day 2
UncategorizedCannes Too much wind today. With the Mistral blowing 40 knots just to the west of Cannes, a strong downpour of rain and a swirling wind blowing between 10 and 25 knots and shifting from Northwest to Northeast and back, the committee decided to keep the fleet at the dock today. When you think about […]
12 Meter World Championship-Day 1
UncategorizedNot a good day for us on the Kiwi Magic today. We had a 5th and a 4th and are currently 5th over all in the grand prix division out of 6 boats. The wind was light again this morning and after a 1 hour postponement, the first race finally got underway in 7 knots. […]
12 Meter Pre Worlds Championship-Update
UncategorizedToday the second day of the Pre Worlds regatta and two races were scheduled. The wind was a bit more promising at the start of the first race, but half way down the final run it died completely again. For the first part of the race, Kookaburra II, Kiwi Magic, and KZ3 were all very […]
12 Meter Pre Worlds-Cannes
UncategorizedI 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 […]
Outlook cloudy
Ocean RaceAmerica’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 […]
Portimao, Portugal – Race Day 5
TP52Unfortunately, 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 […]
Race Day – 4
TP52No 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
Race Day – 4
TP52No 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
Portimao, Portugal – Race Day 3
TP52Today 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 […]
Portimao, Portugal – Race Day 2
TP52Two 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. […]
Portimao, Portugal – Race Day 1
TP52We 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 […]
TP 52 Update
TP52Upon 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 […]
SIEMENS MATADOR WINS TP 52 FLEET AT 26TH COPA DEL REY CAMPER AUDI.
TP52Super 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 […]
Copa del Rey, Race Day 5
TP52We Won! Siemens/Matador won the Copa del Rey today on the bay of Palma with scores of 4, 5. Never did we finish out of the top 5 in an inshore race! The boat was fast and when we were back in the fleet we were patient and found opportunties without taking big risks. Very […]
Copa del Rey, Race Day 4
TP52It was a good day for Siemens/Matador as we regained the lead. With Princess Ellena di Borbon onboard, we had two good scores today, 3 and 5. Stay Calm of Great Britain won both races and moved into a tie with Mutua Madrilena, so both are two points behind us. Two races were held in […]
Copa del Rey, Race Day 3
TP52Tough day on the Palma Bay for us on Siemens/Matador. The race was a windward – leeward – windward, followed by a tour of Palma Bay with a long reach, then upwind and finally a long downwind fetch. The wind was anywhere from 165 to 210 degrees, in different parts of the bay. We had […]
Copa del Rey, Race Day 2
TP52Another hard fought day out on the TP 52 course… they all will be! Three races were sailed on the bay of Palma de Majorca in winds as light as 6 knots up to 14 knots in the last one. Good day overall for us on Siemens/Matador with all top five finishes of 2, 3, […]
Copa del Rey, Day 1, Races 1 & 2
TP52Palma de Majorca, Spain On Tuesday the TP 52 fleet raced races 1 & 2 on the bay of Palma de Majorca, Spain in mild conditions of 8-11 knots from the SSW. The wind was shifting quite a bit and was anything but steady. In both races the left side of the course was heavily […]
WORLD SAILING LEAGUE UNVEILS SPEED MACHINE DESIGN
Cayard Sailing ReportsToday, the World Sailing League (WSL) unveiled the innovative design for their futuristic 70 ft catamarans that will be raced in the new global Grand Prix series, the premier annual sailing competition. The spectacular speed-machines represent the next evolution of sailing and will be the fastest one design boats ever built. With towering masts of […]
America’s Cup-Race 7
America's CupAlinghi defends the America’s Cup for the first time in European waters with a 5-2 win over Team New Zealand. The two yachts were so evenly matched that it was the small things that made the difference in the series. Remember that Team New Zealand led both Races 5 and 6 on the first downwind […]