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 […]

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