Next Tuesday, Paul Cayard will turn 67 years of age and whilst many at his age would have hung up their sailing boots a while back, what Paul has found is the richest seam of form in the twilight of his international career that sends a message of hope out to the world of sailing.
If we look around sport today, I would argue that there is no other professional sportsman on the planet who can hold a candle to what Cayard is achieving at the moment. First that stunning Star Worlds win in Croatia, then the monkey-off-his-back win in Miami at the Bacardi Cup, and now the Etchells World Championships. That’s like winning three majors in golf, including the Masters. That’s Roland Garros, the US Open and Wimbledon. It’s just incredible. Words rarely fail me, but I am genuinely stunned.
Read more, thanks to Magnus Wheatley, from his Rule 69 Blog. Photo Mark Albertazzi.
