PAUL CAYARD

PROFILE

Paul Cayard was the first American skipper to win the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1998 on EF Language. In 2005-06, Paul skippered the Disney entry, Pirates of the Caribbean in the Volvo Ocean Race, winning the final leg into Gothenburg (Sweden) and placing a commanding second overall.

Paul is a seven-time sailing world champion, a five-time America's Cup veteran and two-time Olympian. The Star World Championship in 1988 is Paul's most treasured prize. Cayard's accolades include election to the Sailing World Hall of Fame in 2002 and Rolex Yachtsman of the Year in 1998.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

World Championship Titles

2002 IMS, Capri, Brava Q 8
1996 ILC 40, Athens, Brava Q8
1991 50' Class Japan Abracadabra
1991 America's Cup, San Diego, Il Moro di Venezia
1989 One Ton, Napoli, Brava
1988 Star, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1988 Maxi, San Francisco, Il Moro di Venezia III

Round the World Sailing

2006 Volvo Ocean Race 2nd Pirates of the Caribbean
1998 Whitbread Round the World Race 1st EF Language

America's Cup

2007 Desafio Espanol, Technical Advisor, Valencia
2000 AmericaOne Skipper, Auckland
1995 Stars and Stripes Helmsman San Diego
1992 Il Moro di Venezia Skipper/Manager San Diego
1987 USA Tactician Perth, Australia
1983 Defender - Sail trimmer Newport, RI

Won the Louis Vuitton Cup in 1992 and Citizen Cup in 1995, hence sailed as helmsman in two consecutive America's Cup finals.

Olympic Games

2004 Star, Athens - 5th
1984 Star (Alternate), Los Angeles

Racing/Cruising Helmsman Awards

2006 St Francis Yacht Club Yachtsman of the Year
2002 Sailing World Hall of Fame
1998 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year
1997 St. Francis Yacht Club Yachtsman of the Year
1992 Rothmans Yachtsman of the Year
1991 Yachting Magazine Yachtsman of the Year

Board Positions

National Sailing Hall of Fame
Nautor's Swan

Match Racing Results

2001 Bermuda Gold Cup, 1st
2001 Nations Cup, 1st
1999 Steinlager/Line 7, Auckland 1st
1998 Yachting Match Race Virgin, Gorda 1st
1997 Golden Gate Invitational, San Francisco 1st
1996 Steinlager/Line 7, Auckland 1st
1994 St. Francis Match Race, San Francisco 1st
1994 French International Sete, France 1st
1994 World Championship La Rochele, France 2nd
1992 Louis Vuitton Cup, San Diego 1st