Biography of Paul Cayard
Souls in the wind
May 19, 1959Son San Francisco Opera set designer, was born on May 19, 1959, putative fathers as sailor Paul Cayard has two: the American Tom Blackaller, whom she met when she was 18 years old, and made him a great helmsman of Stars (which in 1988 was world champion) and Raul Gardini, who at 25 years gave him the helm of his big Il Moro 29 years, and entrusted him with the management of multi-billion challenge Moor of Venice for the 1992 America's Cup in San Diego. Paul Cayard married Icka Peterson, daughter of Skin, Swedish champion of Star and America's Cup helmsman. Two sons, Daniel and David, the latter born in Milan. If the USA Cayard took its first steps in the international yachting, is on Italian boats Cayard became a protagonist in 1989 Wins Big with the moor of Gardini and the One Ton Cup in Naples, Pasquale Landolfi on Brava, where at the helm there's Francesco De Angelis as skipper, who in future will become with Luna Rossa one of its greats. From 1989 to 1992 deals with the challenge of the Moor: has already had two experiences in the America's Cup in 1983 upon Blackaller's Defender and in 1987 on USA. With the Moor wins the Vuitton Cup against the New Zealanders, who even now do not have forgiven the quarrel of the bowsprit, and lost in the final against America 3.
Three years later, in 1995, he finds himself in San Diego as a defender, helmsman of Stars & Stripes for Conner: this time the Kiwis take revenge and carry the Cup in Auckland. After the Copa America 1995 decides to initiate a project to put to use what he learned in the management of the adventure of the Moor. It is not easy to find sponsors and Cayard realizes that he must do something to make it palatable to companies interested in investing billions in sports. Tries in vain to find sponsors to dispose of the assets of men and experiences collected, but in Italy rocked by scandal of "clean hands" misses listeners interested. Agrees to lead a team in the Whitbread Round the world stage crew, with EF Language. Beside himself calls his friend Francesco De Angelis, but shortly after the Neapolitan sailor Patrizio Bertelli skipper role offers for Prada challenge to the America's Cup. De Angelis takes; Cayard declared: "I would have done the same thing".
At Whitbread, her first experience of ocean races, ahead of everyone and WINS: now it's easy to find sponsors that allow access with AmericaOne in the finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup. Shortly after getting one of the biggest disappointments of his life: was defeated during the Americas Cup by now legendary Italian boat Luna rossa ". Later, between Luna Rossa and AmericaOne has established an exciting feeling of competition, with its ups and downs, kept everyone in suspense. In 2006 he participated in the "Volvo Ocean Race" came second in Cayard was skipper of the boat: "Pirates of the Caribbean" sponsored by Walt Disney, just to promote the release of the second installment of the film. Paul Cayard, the America's Cup 2007 is the voice that in Italy the races on La7. Then in November 2007 became Sports Director of Desafio Espanol.
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