The tear in her eye is hidden in smile As they grab their last kiss and hug for a while She wishing for more , but she’s stoic in style. With glassy eye, but her head held high As the boat clears the dock, she waves goodbye And the band finishes its fanfare, the crowd […]
Yet another solid podium finish for Pirates of the Caribbean today coming in 2nd. ABN Amro One won the race and have clinched 1st place overall now. The day started with 20 knots from the North West. We started on the left side of the line because we wanted to go left. The sky was […]
The Pirates of the Caribbean will have three special guests onboard when The Black Pearl takes to the start line in the Solent for the in port race on bank holiday Monday, May 29th. Joining the Pirates crew will be Lady Gabriella Windsor, Mackenzie Crook, who stars in Pirates of the Caribbean; Dead Man’s Chest […]
Position: 50,23.18N , 2,26.5W Speed: 20 knots, Course: 70 deg. We are currently 50 miles from Portsmouth and the end of Leg 7. As you know, I enjoy all the experiences that the Volvo Ocean Race has to hand out, from cold, wet and windy to the tropics – big speed to light air. But […]
Position: 48,14.33N , 16,30.99W Speed: 22 knots, Course: 53 deg. May 19 has proven to be a good day once again. We have made steady gains on Brasil1 and Ericsson. Today happens to be my birthday. The first that I can remember spending at sea. The mood onboard The Black Pearl has been somber today […]
Position: 46,47.73N , 28,17.59W Speed: 18 knots, Course: 106 deg. It was a very sad day out here on the North Atlantic. Words can not properly address the emotions that we all have inside of us, nor the magnitude of this tragedy. Our thoughts and prayer are with the crew of ABN2 and the family […]
Position: 44,14.94N , 43,52.24W Speed: 15 knots, Course: 64 deg. A pretty good day for the Black Pearl. We finally made some gains on Brasil1 and stretched bit on ABN2. The weather has been a “rich gets richer” scenario for the past few days but today everyone had a chance to make some gains. We […]
Position: 46,2.26N , 39,21.23W Speed: 17 knots, Course: 35 deg. We had a tough break a few hours ago. Our big mast head running spinnaker tore in half. There was no flogging or luffing, it just parted. It was blowing about 24 knots at the time. So now we have a smaller reaching sail on […]
(Orlando, Fla-04/04/06) Fans of the Pirates of the Caribbean team in the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-2006 can now follow The Black Pearl from port to port in a compelling 3D environment. Virtual Spectator, a global innovator in 3D sports technology has announced the launch of Pirates 3D VS Raceviewer free for download at www.blackpearlracing.com. The […]
Position: 41,59.6N , 51,35.36W Speed: 10 knots, Course: 50 deg. We are setting some sort of record for the fewest miles achieved in 5 days in these Volvo 70’s. We are currently 1023 miles from New York and we have been sailing for 4.5 days. All day Monday was spent trying to get around the […]
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