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US sailing legend Paul Cayard is next up as Shirley Robertson sits down for an honest and truthful hour of chat with one of the biggest names in competitive sailing.

Paul Cayard is a true legend of the sport, a US Sailing Hall of Fame inductee, a World Champion, an Olympian, he’s competed in multiple America’s Cups and was the first American ever to skipper a Whitbread Round the World Race campaign to victory when his 1997/98 ‘EF Language’ won the gruelling predecessor to the Volvo Ocean Race.

His chat with Robertson is a candid and revealing one, discussing several aspects of his impressive career, with tales from both on and off the water. He was the perfect man to play the real life Captain Jack Sparrow, as Disney turned to him to front their "Pirates of the Caribbean" Volvo Ocean Race entry - Cayard skippered the boat to a dramatic second place in the race, and in doing so created a Volvo campaign that lives on in the memories of sailing fans around the world.

Cayard is an honest interview, he's qualified to discuss multiple aspects of the sport, and his self assured confidence allows him to truly speak his mind - the result, a fascinating, anecdote-rich discussion that sees Cayard reflect on almost forty years as a sailing professional.

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