It was a long night Monday night but we finally sailed under the Verrazano Bridge and into New York Harbor at 0600 Tuesday morning to finish in second place for leg 6. This is yet another solid performance for the crew of the Black Pearl and moves Pirates of the Caribbean up the rankings to […]
Position: 40,13.87N , 73,51.14W Speed: 7 knots, Course: 8 deg. We are 13 miles from Ambrose light and then there is another 24 miles from there to North Cove Harbor in Manhattan. The wind has lightened to 7 knots and will probably drop more. After a very tough couple of days, the end looks like […]
Paul Cayard, from San Francisco, USA, steered his black and red boat, The Black Pearl, over the finish line in the Hudson River to claim the second place for his Pirates of the Caribbean team in leg six of the Volvo Ocean Race in New York today. Finishing at 06:47:11 (local time, 10:47:11 GMT) this […]
Position: 37,29.87N , 75,28.52W Speed: 12 knots, Course: 5 deg. We are back at it, racing up to New York. This will be the second stop in the USA for the Volvo Ocean Race. There were thousands of spectator craft out on the Bay once again to send us off. Great turn out Maryland! We […]
Owners Dick and Susan Franyo rolled out the red carpet on 5 May at the sailors’ favourite watering hole in Annapolis. More than 200 fans and Pirate followers stopped by to meet the Pirates of the Caribbean team who were on hand to sign thousands of autographs and judge the Boatyard’s art contest for children. […]
AYC Hosts The Black Pearl During VOR Annapolis Stopover As the official host club of The Black Pearl during its Annapolis stopover, AYC and its members had a unique opportunity to enjoy the Volvo Ocean Race. With a mutual interest in promoting junior sailing, Paul Cayard and the Annapolis Yacht Club Foundation teamed up to […]
Pescanova hosted their largest ever children’s Pirates event today in Baltimore, USA with more than 2,000 local children enjoying an interactive stage show in the heart of the city, attended by Mayor Martin O’Malley and of course the Pirates of the Caribbean crew! The crew is about to set off on leg 6 of the […]
1 May 2006 – Pescanova hosted their largest ever children
It was another solid performance by the Pirates of the Caribbean today with a third place in the Baltimore import race. The result also moved the Pirates up to third place overall moving past ABN Amro Two. The breeze was 9 knots at the start and dropped to 6 knots on the third downwind leg […]
This afternoon Paul Cayard, Skipper of The Pirates of the Caribbean made an appearance at West Marine in Annapolis. On the eve of the Annapolis NOOD Regatta, interested sailors came from all over to learn more about Cayard’s experiences and adventures aboard The Black Pearl in the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-2006. More than 200 people […]
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