Biographical Information
Paul Cayard was born May 19, 1959 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. He spends two hundred days out of the year racing, and is Chairman of the World Sailing Teams Association.
Paul Cayard is the CEO of Artemis Racing, currently based in Alameda, California for the America's Cup. He was married to Ulrika Kristina Petterson, the daughter of Swedish sailing legend and yacht designer Pelle Petterson. They have two children together, Danny, the oldest, and his sister Allie two years younger.
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