After many hot steamy days at moorings right in Panama City and at the approaching channel for the Big Canal, I wanted the crew to get a break before sailing onward towards Galapagos. Provisioning was done, shopping was done, we were done. A different and pleasent scene, and we still needed to do some small […]
To send mail to the crew in Tahiti, here is the postal address and the courier address. Our ship’s agent in Tahiti strongly suggests sending letters or parcels by courier (FedEx, DHL, etc) as it is more reliable and quicker. Postal address Crew name PICTON CASTLE C/O Tahiti SUPERYACHT Support BP 20703 Papeete 98713 Tahiti
Picton Castle is all ready to take a pilot and transit the Panama Canal. Looks like we going through tomorrow AM – maybe. We gather that we will get one hour’s notice before the pilot boarding. They like us to be at the first lock about as dawn breaks, so we will see when we
Date: 15 June 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg, actually Saint Martin Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 12°54.9’N 075°23.3’W Course: SWxW1/2W Speed: 6.3 knots Wind force and direction: Force 6-7 ExS Seas/swell: 4-5m E Barometer: 1015 Sky: 7/8 – kinda cloudy and hazy too Water temperature: 82.6°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 152nm Passage log: 775nm
Date: 14 June 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 13°34.5’N 072°53.4’W Course: WxS Speed: 5.8 knots Wind force and direction: Force 5 ESE Seas/swell: 2.5m ExS Barometer: 1015 steady Sky: 3/8 cu, ci Water temperature: 81.5°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 138nm Passage log: 625.8nm Voyage log: 3035nm Distance to next
Date: 13 June 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg, by way of Anguilla and Saint Martin Bound towards Panama Noon position: 14°28.9’N 070°43.7’W Course: WSW Speed: 5.3 knots, 9 knots in squalls Wind force and direction: Force 4 ESE Seas/swell: 1m ExS Barometer: 1016.5 and falling Sky: 3/8 but hot and blue, blue, blue Water temperature: 81.5°F
Date: 12 June 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 15°29.9’N 068°40.2’W Course: WxS Speed: 5.3knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 ESE Seas/swell: 1.5m ExS Barometer: 1017.5 Sky: 3/8 cu Water temperature: 82.5°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 130nm Passage log: 355.3nm Voyage log: 2762nm Distance to next port: 750nm Remarks:
Date: 10 June 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 17°19.2’N 065°00’W Course: WxS 1/2 S Speed: 5.3knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 ExS Seas/swell: 1-2m ESE Barometer: 1018.5 steady Sky: 2/8 light fluffy tradewind clouds scudding by overhead Water temperature: 83.0°F Passage log: 2533nm Voyage log: 2522nm Distance to next port:
Day’s Run – May 28, 2023 Date: 28 May 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 27° 49’N 059° 55.3’W Course: SW 1/2W Speed: 2.4knots Wind force and direction: Force 2 SSE Seas/swell: 1m SxE Barometer: 1022 Sky: 3/8 Water temperature: 78°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 53nm Passage log: 1726nm Voyage
Day’s Run – May 27, 2023 Date: 27 May 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 28° 25.3′ N 059° 06.2’W Course: SWxW Speed: 3.1knots Wind force and direction: Force 2-3 SExS Seas/swell: 1m SExS Barometer: 1023.5 Sky: 3/8 Water temperature: 76.7°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 77nm Passage log: 1673nm Voyage
