Entries by Paul Cayard

The Pirates of the Caribbean team celebrated their second place arrival into Rio de Janiero in style at an elegant cocktail reception hosted by Ermenegildo Zegna on 21 March. Pirate cocktails and celebrity guests were the talk of the evening as the crew of The Black Pearl enjoyed stepping out in their Z Zegna suits […]

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I am onboard UA 843 en route from SFO to Rio.

Position: 35 North 85 W, Course and Speed: 180, 540 knots I have had a good week at home in San Francisco and am ready to get back into the Volvo Ocean Race. My week was a mix of work and rest, the perfect mix for me. The unexpected chore (forgotten might be more appropriate […]

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The Black Pearl’s in Pretty Good Shape

I’m writing this week’s report from the Pirate’s base in Marina da Gloria, Rio de Janeiro. Following on from our strong finish into Rio, the team is upbeat and determined to continue our move up the leader board. The crew have now taken a few days off, either to go and visit the sights and […]

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From onboard The Black Pearl

Seahorse March 2006 Position: 47,48.88S , 50,11.62W Speed: 21 knots, Course: 56 deg. My third rounding of Cape Horn was the best. We got to within two miles of the Cape and having been there before, it was all about enjoying the moment this time. There was one other person onboard who had been there […]

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We are Happy to be in Brasil

Position: 23,19.8S , 43,16.50W Speed: 15 knots, Course: 8 deg. What an incredible afternoon and night. I have never been in so much rain. It has been one squall after another with huge down pours. Of course this reeked havoc on the wind. It was a 15 hour work out-changing sails one after another. We […]

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Slow Progress to the Finish

Position: 26,7.36S , 44,19.28W Speed: 7 knots, Course: 333 deg. It has been very slow going for the past 24 hours. Added to that there seems to be no pattern to the weather. There is no trend. The wind is blowing basically directly from Rio so we are making very slow progress to the finish. […]

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