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| Full name | Paul Pierre Cayard | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 19, 1959 San Francisco, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class | Star | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | St. Francis Yacht Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 2011 he was elected into the US Sailing Hall of Fame.