Tag: paul cayard

Twenty-nine years after what was the Moro di Venezia’s great Italian adventure, people have not forgotten him and that is why they voted for him so much, taking him all the way to the final stage of the TAG Heuer 2021 Sailor of the Year – Epic 30th Edition. You know who we are talking about, the great Paul Cayard, former 1993 Sailor of the Year. The Moro’s helmsman is an absolute star player (world champion in ’88), triumphed with the Italian team in the ’95 Admiral’s Cup and the ’97 Whitbread (now known as the Volvo Ocean Race) at the helm of Sweden’s EF Language. Today he has shaved off his famous mustache, but he is still going strong on the race courses, especially on the Star his favorite boat. Here is what Paul Cayard told our Mino Taveri and Bacci Del Buono in this long interview!| Why the TAG Heuer 2021 Sailor of the Year is unmissable An unmissable TAG Heuer Sailor of the Year: we asked you to vote for who, among the 100 most significant sailors of the past 30 years selected by the editorial staff, was the one who most moved you. After 120,000 votes you have determined the top ten (or rather, 10+1 for a tie), and from tomorrow we will go through all the finalists in detail with our interviews, every day at 1 p.m. on our channels. Who will win you will only find out on April 24 at 9:30 p.m., when the Evening of Champions will be aired and when we will present all winners with valuable TAG Heuer Aquaracer chronographs…. Let the TAG Heuer 2021 Sailor of the Year – Epic 30th Edition begin! Here is our schedule until the evening of the Champions! April 14, 1 p.m. – Welcome to the Oscars of Sailing! April 15, 1 p.m. – Simone Camba April 16, 1 p.m. – Giancarlo Pedote April 17, 1 p.m. – Rebecca Geiger April 18, 1 p.m. – Andrea Baldini April 19, 1 p.m. – Marta Magnano April 20, 1 p.m. – Luca Bassani April 21, 1 p.m. – Paul Cayard April 22, 1 p.m. – Pietro Sibello, Checco Bruni April 23, 1 p.m. – Patrizio Bertelli (special guest: Marco Tronchetti Provera) April 24, 9:30 p.m. – Evening of Champions HOW NOT TO MISS AN EPISODE It will be a great show: we will tell you the hidden side of the great champions of sailing, from the present day and the last 30 years. Every day, on the Giornale della Vela Facebook page, on the Youtube channel, on our Instagram page and in theevents area of Milano Yachting Week. Go to event

An unmissable meeting. Who better to tell us about the America’s Cup “from the inside” than Paul Cayard, the helmsman of Moro di Venezia (in the America’s Cup final in 1992) and Luna Rossa’s great opponent in the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup? The most famous mustache (or rather ex-baffo!) in Italian sailing – even though he is from California! – tells his story to our microphones. And we talk about the Cup that is getting Italian fans excited about Luna Rossa’s adventures! Paul Cayard WHO IS PAUL CAYARD The only non-Italian Sailor of the Year was Paul Cayard, legendary American helmsman of Raul Gardini’s Moro di Venezia, who came to benefit i the America’s Cup in 1992. An outstanding star player (world champion in ’88), he triumphed with the Italian team in the ’95 Admiral’s Cup and the ’97 Whitbread (now known as the Volvo Ocean Race) at the helm of Sweden’s EF Language. Today he has shaved off his famous mustache, but he is still going strong on the race courses. He was born in San Francisco in 1959.   Go to event