Star Class Intro…
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
- Complaints prompt investigation into Yachting NZ
- Abandoning a perfectly good boat
- Sailing (on purpose) into a hurricane
- Curmudgeon’s Observation
- Happy holidays from The Ocean Race
- Go shopping for Santa
- Dear Santa, I want a boat
- Curmudgeon’s Observation
- Best wishes from Christian Février
- Curmudgeon’s Observation
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 […]
Bacardi Cup – Race 2
Star ClassAnother beautiful day on Biscayne Bay. Sunny and 80 degrees with a light Southeasterly breeze. Plenty of sunburns for everyone. We had a decent result finishing 10th. It was huge recovery after a not-so-flash start and a 30th place at the first mark. After one general recall, the race committee hoisted the black flag for […]
Bacardi Cup – Race 1
Star ClassThe first thing to say is that the weather down here is perfect: 8-12 knots of wind from the Southeast and 80 degrees. It doesn’t get better than this anywhere. Sailing here at the 82nd edition of the Bacardi Cup marks my return to the Star Class after a four year absence. I am fortunate […]
Les Voiles de St. Tropez
Star ClassNot a bad day for the Moneypenny. We think we beat Container, so that we put us ahead of her for the week. Numbers and Ran beat us for sure. After a lengthy postponement ashore, the fleet headed out for a pleasant race. By 1300 the wind had moderated to 12 knots and we sailed […]
Les Voiles de St. Tropez
Star ClassNo racing today. Mistral was in strong. 52 knots top wind speed! No one left the harbor. The forecast is for this to moderate tomorrow and hopefully be raceable. We will see. I had a very nice dinner with my French cousins last night in Mougins, which is a very charming town just inland of […]
Les Voiles de St. Tropez
Star ClassWe had an email blackout at our house over the past 24 hours and somehow my Blackberry went down at the same time. Blackberry is back up now so I am writing this from the boat. Anyway, yesterday was a black day for us onboard Moneypenny as we were black flagged at the start. Today […]
Les Voiles de St. Tropez
Star ClassToday was the first race day here in St. Tropez. It is an amazing collection of boats here from classics like the J-boat Velsheda to super modern Wally’s like Essence with her 170 foot mast.
Rolex Maxi Worlds – Day 5
Star ClassNo wind. No race. Unfortunate situation. So the results don’t change. Moneypenny third, Numbers first and Rosebud second in the Mini Maxi Class. Next stop for this fleet is St. Tropez at the end of September. For me, I will be back in the TP 52 with El Desafio on September 15 for the last […]
Rolex Maxi Worlds – Day 4
Star ClassA short note tonight as a lot is going on. A good day for Moneypenny with a second place. Numbers is pretty much untouchable and Rosebud was over the start line early and had to return. Tomorrow will be the fight for second between Rosebud and us, in the 18 boat Mini Maxi class. One […]
Rolex Maxi Worlds – Day 3
Star ClassThe wind was in today and the Mini Maxi fleet which contains Moneypenny, Numbers and Rosebud, raced two windward leeward courses. There are 18 boats in the Mini Maxi class in total and with the wind reaching 22 knots, we were flying downwind. The other fleets did another coastal race. The sad news of the […]