Paul Cayard
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| Full name | Paul Pierre Cayard | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
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May 19, 1959 San Francisco, California, USA |
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| Class(es) | Star | ||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Pierre Cayard (born May 19, 1959) is an American yachtsman and professional sailor. He has competed at multiple world championship level sailing events, including the America's Cup, the Whitbread Round the World Race,the Volvo Ocean Race and the Olympic Games. In 1998 he was selected as the US Rolex Yachtsmen of the Year. He has won seven world championships, twice participated in the Olympic Games and seven times in the America's Cup. In 2002 he was elected into the Sailing World Hall of Fame.
Paul Cayard was born in San Francisco, California. He began sailing in 1967 at the age of eight. He graduated in 1981 with a degree in business management from San Francisco State University. He speaks three languages: English, French and Italian. He enjoys flying and holds a pilot's certification for single engine aircraft. Of all his sailing accomplishments, he counts his 1988 Star class world championship as his most prized victory.
Cayard is a member of four different yacht clubs, the St. Francis Yacht Club, the San Francisco Yacht Club, the Encinal Yacht Club, and the Yacht Club de Monaco. He also is a member of the West Valley Flying Club.
For the 34th America's Cup in San Francisco, Paul Cayard was the CEO of Artemis Racing,.
From an early age Cayard showed great promise as a sailor, and by his early teens was successfully sailing high performance dinghies such as the International 505 and Laser. As Cayard grew and became more proficient in sailing, he gained the notice of Tom Blackaller, who invited Cayard to crew for him on his Star class sailboat. Blackaller would become an influential mentor, and the Star class would become a lifelong passion for Cayard.
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