Star Events - Cayard Sailing

Western Hemisphere Championship Race Day 4

Well 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 […]

April 3, 2009/by Paul Cayard

Western Hemisphere Championship Day 3

Star Class

All 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 […]

April 2, 2009/by Paul Cayard

Western Hemisphere Championship Race Day 2

Star Class

Races 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 […]

April 1, 2009/by Paul Cayard

Western Hemisphere Championship

Star Class

A 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 […]

March 31, 2009/by Paul Cayard

Western Hemisphere Championship Race Day 1

Star Class

While 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 […]

March 31, 2009/by Paul Cayard

Bacardi Cup – Race 6

Star Class

Another 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 […]

March 13, 2009/by Paul Cayard

Bacardi Cup – Race 5

Star Class

Another 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. […]

March 12, 2009/by Paul Cayard

The Crew’s View – Austin Sperry

Star Class

It’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 […]

March 12, 2009/by Paul Cayard

Bacardi Cup – Race 4

Star Class

It 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 […]

March 11, 2009/by Paul Cayard