We had a huge day yesterday and a good one today. Yesterday, Monday September 5th, we executed the “roll over” test as required by the VOR 70 class rule. Each boat must demonstrate that it is capable of righting itself from a fully inverted positon. So we used a crane to roll the boat over […]
> PAUL CAYARD, skipper du team américain Pirates des Caraíbes, revient sur son engagement dans cette course autour du monde, qu’il a déjà gagnée en 97-98. CINQ PARTICIPATIONS à la Coupe de l’America, sept titres de champion du monde, une victoire dans l’édition de cette même course en 1997-98, qu’est-ce qui vous pousse à repartir […]
Unsurprisingly, given that there are just 65 days to go to the start, Cayard’s team is highly experienced. “For this campaign, it was important to start with an experienced group,” said Cayard. “We are the last team to hit the water so we don’t have a lot of time to train. We will be counting […]
Cayard Sailing to manage Disney’s entry to the 2005 Volvo Ocean Race Cayard Sailing Inc. has been appointed to manage Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean entry to the famous Volvo Ocean Race. Paul Cayard, winning skipper of the 1998 Race, will skipper the entry from Hollywood. The ‘Pirates’ boat will be fully branded on the […]
Only those who have competed in the Volvo Ocean Race know how grueling and exhausting the event can be. Paul Cayard tested the elements of wind and sea and pushed the limits of human endurance while leading EF Language to victory in the 1997-98 Whitbread Round the World Race. For Cayard, whose reputation was built […]
The Volvo Ocean Race added a marquee name yesterday with the announcement that Olympian and America’s Cup veteran Paul Cayard will skipper the U.S. entry Black Pearl. As has been rumored for months, Cayard will steer the Disney-sponsored boat when the fleet of seven boats leaves Spain in November for the quadrennial ’round-the-world event. The […]
NEW YORK – Quando Pierre Cayard cominci
Cayard, 46, the first US skipper to win the race in 1997-98, will lead the “Pirates of the Caribbean” team in the four-yearly round-the-world race. “It was the most exciting race of my life,” said America’s Cup star Cayard. “And one that has left an indelible mark on my career and provided me with the […]
The pirate boat of the Volvo Ocean Race now has a skipper with a swashbuckling image to match. Paul Cayard, one of America’s most decorated sailors, has agreed to lead The Black Pearl, the Walt Disney Co.-backed syndicate, in the 32,700-mile race around the globe that will begin in November. The announcement is scheduled for […]
Boot Camp closed today. 21 days of sailing in 23 days. We are a bit tired. Four days off now…no sailing that is. I have to go for a short trip to Europe and Phil and Austin and Andy are packing up the boats so we can move into the venue on Sunday. Saturday is […]
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