Star Class Intro…
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
- In praise of something new
- These aren’t your parents’ maxi boats
- Unjust enrichment in yachting
- Quiet revolution still demands respect
- Thirteen ways to go faster offshore
- Command at sea and why it is serious
- Sailing tech trickles down to defense
- Limitations of the Saffir-Simpson scale
- Decisive test for Sailing at 2028 Olympics
Western Hemisphere Championship Race Day 4
Star ClassWell it wasn’t pretty but we got the job done. It would have been nice to have just kept getting 1’s and 2’s but that wasn’t to be. John MacCausland and Phil Trinter sailed well today with a 4, 1, 4 to tie us. Luckily because we had won the first two races, the tie […]
Western Hemisphere Championship Day 3
Star ClassAll racing was cancelled today due to high winds, thunderstorms, lightening and large hail. The competitors moved their boats behind and under the club to protect them from the strong southerly winds which gusted up to 35 knots at one point. I have a few picture enclosed to give you a better idea. Also a […]
Western Hemisphere Championship Race Day 2
Star ClassRaces 2 and 3 were completed today under overcast skies with a 10 knot northeasterly breeze that dropped to 6 knots by the end of race 3. There was a 0.6 knot current running to the west all day and this was a big factor with regard to lay lines. There was no perceivable relief […]
Western Hemisphere Championship
Star ClassA small fleet of Stars has turned up here in Mississippi for the Western Hemisphere Championship also known as the Spring Championship. There is one Spring Championship in Europe and one in North America each year. This year there are 18 boats here in Pass Christian. My crew, Austin Sperry, lives here so I am […]
Western Hemisphere Championship Race Day 1
Star ClassWhile most of the sailing world was on its toes waiting for the NY court to issue its decision regarding the America’s Cup feud, Hoss and I were out racing the Star on the Gulf Coast. Thunderstorms forced a one hour postponement this morning and then the wind died after we finished the first race […]
Bacardi Cup – Race 6
Star ClassAnother perfect day, 78 degrees, 10 knots of wind from the southeast. We did have a big cloud come over the course today and kill the wind for a while on the second windward leg but, I don’t think it shuffled the results too much. We were convinced about the right side of the course […]
Bacardi Cup – Race 5
Star ClassAnother perfect day: 80 degrees, 12-14 knots of wind, sunshine, short chop on Biscayne Bay. 70 Stars on the starting line. It doesn’t get better than this. Unfortunately, our score could have. We had a decent start but got out to the left of the first windward leg and the right was better once again. […]
The Crew’s View – Austin Sperry
Star ClassIt’s been almost seven months since I was in a Star boat. Given the last 3+ years of full time campaigning I was really crispy, tired and burned out….and wondered if I would ever hop back in the boat. Then I got the call. “Hoss, it’s Boss. We’re going sailing,” said Paul (Cayard). My first […]
Bacardi Cup – Race 4
Star ClassIt is still sunny and 80 degrees. The wind blew a bit harder today 8-12 knots from the Southeast. There was a general recall and then a black flag start. When the black flag is up, if you go over the start line early you are disqualified. This has the effect of backing people off […]
Bacardi Cup – Race 3
Star ClassThe weather hasn’t changed…still perfect. 80 degrees, sunny, light winds. We finished 8th today and are now lying 4th overall. Peter Bromby and Magnus Liljedahl are leading with two second places in races 2 and 3 and average points for race 1 which gives them another 2nd in that race. Most people are very inconsistent […]