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Cayard’s Updates
St. Barths BucketMarch 29, 2026 - 10:12 am
Bacardi Cup 2026March 29, 2026 - 9:49 am
Rolex Yachtsman of the YearMarch 29, 2026 - 9:31 am
America’s Cup Hall of FameDecember 20, 2025 - 5:20 pm
Star World Championship-2025December 20, 2025 - 5:10 pm- Time to TackFebruary 25, 2023 - 3:48 pm
- US Olympic SailingMay 7, 2021 - 9:00 am
Bacardi CupMarch 2, 2020 - 7:56 pm
Sailing Scuttlebutt
- Curmudgeon’s Observation
- Race to Alaska: The winner has won
- Sailfaster with Tom Slingsby
- Inside AC: Women on the wheel
- The race to safeguard navigation
- Why true wind angle matters offshore
- Line honors for Newport Bermuda Race
- Spain win at SailGP Halifax
- Sled wins TP52 World Championship title
- SailGP reaches milestone in sixth season
- Project Pipeline AnnouncementFebruary 5, 2015 - 7:10 pm
- St. Barths BucketMarch 29, 2026 - 10:12 am
- AmericaOne-Challenger America’s Cup XXXJune 1, 1996 - 12:00 am
- MaxisOctober 1, 1996 - 12:00 am
- St. Barths BucketMarch 29, 2026 - 10:12 am
- Bacardi Cup 2026March 29, 2026 - 9:49 am
- Rolex Yachtsman of the YearMarch 29, 2026 - 9:31 am
- America’s Cup Hall of FameDecember 20, 2025 - 5:20 pm
Update from San Francisco
America's CupA big day on the water in Valencia. The breeze was 7-9 knots so still on the light side. What is apparent after the first 9 flights is that there are 7 teams that can win any race. This is great for the spectators. In the first Flight of the day, Victory beat Areva which […]
Update from Valencia
America's CupNo wind again! Where are we? 2 for 8? For sure we are in trouble. I am going home to SF. When the wind comes up, my friends at La7 are going to call me and I will come back. Actually, maybe I should go with a big suitcase and get some wind and bring […]
Update from Valencia
America's CupWell we got one in today. Still very light wind and the forecast for tomorrow is a bit less than today…so marginal. Today we had a NE gradient that was altered by the thermal heating on the land which pulled the wind right, closer to perpendicular to the coast line, and this made the wind […]
Update from Valencia
America's CupJust when it looked like it was going to come good, Valencia disappointed everyone again today. 1 day out of 6. Not very good statistics so far. Some journalists are starting to make a bit of a stir about the weather here. Most feel America’s Cup Management (ACM), the entity that Alinghi appointed in charge […]
Tough End To A Tough Road
Ocean RaceRound-the-world race winner and multiple America’s Cup skipper Paul Cayard has been immersed in the Cup since his first event in 1983 in Newport, RI, when he sailed alongside fellow San Francisco native Tom Blackaller on the 12-Metre Defender The 32nd America’s Cup will be the mostcompetitive in the event’s 155-year history. For 2007 the […]
Update – Finally! Wind in Valencia
America's CupTwo races on both race courses today. 7-10 knots from 100 degrees. The big story of the day was Mascalzone Latino beating Team New Zealand in the first match of the day. It was a great race by the Italians who won the start, took the favored right side and led around every mark to […]
Paul Cayard and a challenge with Desafio
America's CupPaul Cayard is a sailing legend. The winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup with Il Moro di Venezia in 1992, he won the Whitbread Round the World race 1997/1998 and has been involved with several successful sailing teams in a number of regattas. Prior to the start of the Louis Vuitton Cup he spent two […]
Update from Valencia
America's CupThese days are getting very redundant. Valencia: 0 for 4. What are the odds of this? I asked the great meteorologist Roger “Clouds” Badham this morning, “less than 1 in a million” was his reply. For sure this is a record that will stand for a very long time. I have been sailing for 40 […]
Update from Valencia
America's CupIn baseball, it’s 3 strikes and you’re out! It is official….this is a record for the number of days at the beginning of the Louis Vuitton Cup without a race. The bad news is that tomorrow is still the same synoptic situation. Friday things start to change a bit and there is a bit of […]
Update from Valencia
America's CupO for 2. No wind again. Very frustrating for the TV rights holders…those who invested a great deal to broadcast the races live in their home countries. Of course it is frustrating for the spectators too. Imagine the people who have planned trips to Valencia, paid money for the hotel and rides on boats to […]
Round Robin 1-Day One
America's CupUnfortunate start to the 32nd America’s Cup season…no racing today. This is a very unfortunate reality of our sport. If there is no wind, there is no race. With anticipation built up over four years for the first AC from Europe, the fact that there was no race today was a let down for the […]
Italy’s Corriere della Sera launched its new magazine ‘Style – Yachting
America's CupTo mark the start of the 32nd America’s Cup, Italy’s Corriere della Sera launched its new magazine ‘Style – Yachting’. The ‘official Italian guide’ to the America’s Cup profiles all of the teams and features Paul Cayard ‘L’arma in piu’ – the secret weapon of Desafio Espanol. View the entire article (Adobe Acrobat format – […]
Update from Valencia # 3
America's CupI have just returned to San Francisco after finishing my second and last session with Desafio Espanol 2007. People ask me if it will be hard to watch the Cup rather than participate. Not really. I know that it takes three years of total dedication to prepare a team to compete in the America’s Cup. […]
Cayard to Commentate on the America’s Cup for Italy’s La 7
America's CupDuring the 32nd America’s Cup, Paul Cayard will join the Italian broadcaster La 7 as a special guest commentator, providing expertise and insight into the racing in Valencia. Cayard will feature regularly on “Forza Sette”, the broadcast moderated by Paolo Cecinelli, aired daily at 2.00 pm, Cayard will report on the exciting and compelling sailing […]
Update from Valencia
America's CupMy first stint with Desafio came to an end earlier this month. I was just getting comfortable with the boats and the team when it was time to return to California. My family is taking high priority right now, so although it was not ideal in terms of timing, it is important for me to […]
Back in the Cup game…
Ocean RaceIt is the beginning of a new year and there is plenty going on. In the spring in Spain the Louis Vuitton Cup will be a great spectacle as it always is, and the America’s Cup will be raced for the 32nd time. In the ramp up toward the Olympic Games in China the ISAF […]
First Impressions from Valencia
America's CupI have taken a consulting position with Desafio 2007, the Spanish America’s Cup team, through March 30. I arrived a week ago and have to say that walking into a program like this, when it is up and running on all cylinders, is quite impressive. In all my past America’s Cup involvements, I have been […]
Official Presentation of Paul Cayard to the Media
America's CupValencia, 15th February 2007 Today Agustin Zulueta, Technical-Sports Manager of Desafio Español 2007, presented Paul Cayard to the media. Paul Cayard, one of the world’s most accomplished sailors, is supervising the preparation and fine tuning of the new boat ESP-97 in the weeks leading up to the Louis Vuitton Cup that begins in April. During […]
New Event to Feature Fleet Racing in 70-foot Cats
UncategorizedRussell Coutts and Paul Cayard, and sports promoter João Lagos, have joined forces to create a professional fleet -racing circuit in one-design 70-foot catamarans. Feb 8, 2007 By Stuart Streuli However, the rumor had gotten stale of late. Had this idea ended up on the scrapheap like so many others before it? Today, in Lisbon, […]
Cayard Joins Desafio Espanol in Valencia
America's Cup12 February 2007 – Paul Cayard joined Desafio Español 2007 today as technical and sports advisor. Cayard will supervise the preparation and fine tuning of the new boat ESP-97 in the weeks leading up to the Louis Vuitton Cup. When asked about his first impressions of the team, Cayard commented, “Desafio has done a good […]
Cayard, Coutts and Lagos announce World Sailing League
Cayard Sailing ReportsNew global series underwritten, first event in 2009 Sailing legends Russell Coutts and Paul Cayard have teamed up with internationally renowned Portuguese sports promoter, João Lagos, to create a new annual global sports series. The World Sailing League (WSL) will be held at premier sailing locations around the world with the series winner receiving a […]
My long adventure in the America’s Cup
America's CupBack in the Arena February 2007 – In an exclusive interview with Yacht Capital, Cayard talks about his return to the America’s Cup this month as technical advisor to Desafio Espanol, bringing along his experience from the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-2006. Cayard also shares his views on the 32nd edition of the Cup and the […]
Audi Sports Award – Rome
America's Cup17 October 2006 A guest of honour, Paul Cayard was recognized for his achievements in the sport of sailing on 17 October 2006 at the Audi Sports Awards held in Rome’s prestigious Cinecitta. Alongside fellow champions in golf and alpine skiing, Cayard and the others shared a bit of insight into their passion for their […]
COACH CAYARD
America's CupWhile the racing for the Louis Vuitton Cup – the series that determines the America’s Cup challenger – doesn
Paul Cayard joins Spanish America’s Cup team
America's CupPublished: December 11, 2006 SYDNEY, Australia: Leading American sailor Paul Cayard has joined the Spanish America’s Cup team as a technical adviser, the team said in a statement Tuesday. Cayard, a winner of seven world championships and of the Volvo Ocean Race, has sailed in five America’s Cups, winning the 160-year-old trophy in 1992 as […]
Yachting: Cayard nails colours to Spaniards’ mast
America's CupWednesday December 13, 2006 American Paul Cayard has joined Spanish America’s Cup team Desafio Espanol as sport and technical adviser. Cayard has sailed in five Cup regattas and won the Louis Vuitton Cup in 1992 as skipper on Italian boat Il Moro di Venezia, beating New Zealand in the process. Espanol’s sporting and technical director, […]
Paul Cayard’s book, ‘The Black Pearl – A Pirate Ship’, is now available.
America's CupThis book is written as a memoir of the Pirates of the Caribbean campaign in the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-2006. The book is composed of two sources of content. First, there is text that was written by Paul Cayard after the race concluded. Second, all the daily reports that were generated during the race, much […]
Spanish America’s Cup Challenge engages Paul Cayard as Technical and Sport Advisor
America's CupValencia, December 11th, 2006 The Spanish America’s Cup Challenge has reached an agreement with Cayard Sailing Inc to provide the services of Paul Cayard in the assessment of the technical and sporting area of Desafío Español 2007 SA for its participation in the 32nd America’s Cup. Paul Cayard will be assessing the team in the […]
Paul at a recent stopover in Rome
UncategorizedDuring a recent stopover in Rome, on his way to compete in the Rolex Middle Sea Race, Cayard took time out to try the new Zegna I Jacket. That evening, Cayard was also presented with a prestigious award for his achievements in the sport of sailing, at the Audi Sports Award gala dinner at Cinecitta.
BIG NAMES – LITTLE BOATS
UncategorizedVirgin Gorda, BVI — Paul Cayard and Russell Coutts finished overlapped in the first race of the fleet racing portion of the Bitter End Yacht Club’s Pro-Am Regatta, and from that point on, the other eight skippers seemed to fade a bit as the event took on the appearance of the “Paul and Russell Show.” […]
OFFSHORE LEGENDS AND DEDICATED CORINTHIANS
UncategorizedOctober 20, 2006 The sailors due to start the Rolex Middle Sea Race tomorrow morning from Malta’s beautiful Marsamxett Harbour are an intriguing mix of the professional and Corinthian. At the big boat end of the fleet, sailing aboard the big Maxi yachts are a host of ocean-racing veterans, including five skippers from the recent […]
Cayard to skipper Thuraya Maximus in the Rolex Middle Sea Race
Uncategorized18 September 2006 Paul Cayard announced he will skipper Thuraya Maximus for the Rolex Middle Sea Race in late October. Cayard made the announcement on Monday at a press conference in Rome immediately following the Rolex Swan Cup, before heading to the Breitling Med Cup in Ibiza. On board will be joint owners Charles St […]
Rolex Swan Cup
TP52September 19th, 2006 – Porto Cervo, Italy. Ninety-nine yachts representing 17 nations and ranging in length from 36 to 112 feet, comprising the oldest to the most modern, competed at the 14th Rolex Swan Cup organised by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. The crews, which included some of the most famous names in sailing from the […]
Cayard delivers keynote speech at 2006 Bay Area Leukemia Cup Regatta
UncategorizedThe Leukemia Cup kicked off on September 8 with a VIP reception and dinner for major sponsors and top fundraisers at the San Francisco Yacht Club. Eight year old Campbell Nolan, the honorary skipper of the Leukemia Cup, welcomed the VIPs and offered some poignant words of thanks to all involved in our event. Campbell […]
Cayard and Coutts back onboard Lexus for final Breitling Med Cup Regatta in Ibiza
TP5219 Sept 2006 – Breitling Med Cup – When the twenty boat fleet lined up today off Ibiza town with the 12th century castle, which was built to defend the island, and the Faro de Botofoch lighthouse forming a distant backdrop, it was down to series leader Peter de Ridder and his team to repel […]
World’s great sailors convene at Bitter End to sail with resort guests in one-of-a-kind milestone event
Uncategorized–Sept. 19, 2006– Momentum Growing as Sailing Legends and Amateurs Prepare for 20th Annual Pro Am Regatta Week at Bitter End Yacht Club Preparations are well underway for the much anticipated 20th Annual Pro Am Regatta, being held at Bitter End Yacht Club in the British Virgin Islands, October 28 – November 4, 2006. This […]
RECORD SWAN FLEET ALL SET TO GO
12 MeterWith the Maxi fleet on its way home after their week-long regatta, the Piazza Azzurra and the Marina of Porto Cervo are now jam-packed with crews from the record breaking fleet of 116 Swans all completing registration and inspection procedures. Representing 17 nations and ranging in length from 36 to 112 feet the Costa Smeralda […]
29er US Nationals: A Family Affair, September 2-3, 2006
America's CupSkiff sailing is sailing on the edge–sailing fast from the trapeze, on a plane upwind and down. Every mistake is quickly rewarded by a capsize. ts “Senior Division” is for boats with a combined skipper and crew age >50–not an old person’s game. But at the 29er Nationals, hosted by the Cabrillo Beach YC, Bay […]
USA. 18′ Skiff International Regatta: Hamlin takes lead; Paul Cayard checks in on the action
America's CupSAN FRANCISCO—Anytime Paul Cayard gets homesick for sailing a Volvo 70 on the edge in the Southern Ocean he can step out for a similar rush on an 18-foot skiff on his hometown San Francisco Bay. “I actually did sail one of these here back in ’79 or ’80,” Cayard said as he chatted with […]
U.S. yacht wins final regatta leg
Media ReportPublished: June 18, 2006 GOTEBORG, Sweden The U.S. yacht Pirates of the Caribbean won the ninth and final leg of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday, while the Dutch entry ABN AMRO One took overall honors for the grueling around-the-world regatta. The No. 1 Dutch yacht, skippered by Mike Sanderson, was last in the six- […]