The International Star Keelboat Class has selected Paul Cayard as its President.
Cayard began sailing Stars in 1977 and has served as the International Vice President - Western Hemisphere since 2020.
Well known to many in the Star Class, he competed in his first World Championship as crew, finishing 4th in 1978, then as skipper in 1984, finishing third and winning the Star Worlds in 1988 in Buenos Aires.
He's a 10-time Silver Star winner, two-time Olympian, seven-time America's Cup sailor and winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup and Whitbread Round the World race.
In addition, Paul is a member of the US Sailing Hall of Fame and a Rolex Ambassador. He is a dual citizen of France and the United States and speaks three languages.
Though representation relies on just one boat in Ireland, Cork-Belfast duo Peter O'Leary and Stephen Milne keep the class flag flying high and finished sixth overall at the Italian World Championship in September.