Entries by Paul Cayard

Classification after In port Race 1

Sanxenxo, 5 November 2005 Classification after In port Race 1 1. Ericsson Racing Team (SWE), Skipper Neal McDonald (GBR): pts 3.5 2. Brasil 1 (BRA), Skipper Torben Grael (BRA): pts 3.0 3. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN (USA), Skipper Paul Cayard (USA): pts 2.5 4. movistar (SPA), Skipper Bouwe Bekking (NED): pts 2.0 5. ABN Amro […]

Maybe There is a Theory…

We put the Black Pearl back in the water on Halloween but it was too windy today to take her out for a spin. The wind has been blowing 45 knots today with the waves crashing over the sea wall and spraying my portable office. It has been blowing 20 plus from the South to […]

The Children of Vigo

Today we did a really nice thing with Disney and Pescanova for the children of Vigo. Pescanova, the Spanish fish company that had an entry in the 1993 Whitbread Round the World Race, organized a special day for the children of Vigo at their shipyard today. 500 children were invited to come and meet the […]

Learning to Sail all over again.

It has been a while since I got into a class of boat where handling it around the bouys was a complete learning experience. The VOR 70 is all new to me and to all the Pirates. Not often do Olympic medalists, America’s cup winners, past Volvo Ocean Race winners, find them on a boat […]

Code Name: Pimp My Ride

We are in the middle of a work week on the boat. The mast is down, the keel is off and the boat is in the shed. The later fact has been a great move as it has been raining a lot this week. Following the 2000 miler and the trip to Holland and back, […]

La Perla Nera di Cayard

Il Salone di Genova è stato inaugrato ieri dal ministro delle Attività Produttive Claudio Scajola. Nel pomeriggio molti visitatori si sono trasferiti nel Teatro del Mare per seguire la conferenza stampa di Paul Cayard. Click here for the article (Adobe Acrobat format)