This just in – Bosun School will begin on Monday June 27th, 2022! What could be better than spending time in and around boats in the summer sun on the coast of Nova Scotia? Not much that we can think of, so that’s what we’ll be doing this summer in the seafaring port of …
Join us at the Grand Banker Bar & Grill in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada on Friday April 1 at 9:00pm for a comedy show! Presenting live entertainment is not something we usually do, but when the opportunity came along to host a fundraiser in support of Picton Castle’s GoFundMe, how could we not? A former …
Introduction to Sailmaking at Bosun School The day here on Lunenburg’s waterfront comes in cold, wet and snowy. The sky is gray and rivulets of water flow under the mushy slush in the gutters. A few boats in the harbour heave at their moorings in the raw buffeting southeasterly sea breezes coming in off the …
We hope and trust that for all of you who follow the voyages and activities of the Barque Picton Castle the new year is off to a good start. Pretty raw and cold here in Lunenburg just now. With the ship lashed to our wharf with many strong hawsers and a big anchor out in …
Some thoughts regarding the recent tsunami near Tonga. Picton Castle has a well loved former crewmember from Tonga, Vai. She has been back home for awhile. Since the news broke about the underwater volcano eruption near Tonga which caused a tsunami, we have had many inquiries as to her wellbeing. While we have not heard …
Happy new year to all of Picton Castle’s shipmates, shipmates families, friends and supporters! As we enter 2022, our spirits are buoyed by your impressively solid response to our GoFundMe campaign. Your belief in the work of the and belief in keeping her sailing onward is truly heartwarming. We have especially loved hearing from those …
For 25 years the tall ship Picton Castle has provided intensely memorable experiences to those lucky enough to be part of her globe-circling voyages. While changing lives, she has attracted attention, won awards, and provided aid to remote communities in far-flung island nations. She is a one-of-a-kind vessel, and she always has taken care of her crews. …
The longest night of the year… December 21, 2021 – Lunenburg Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. A sharp west wind slashes across the harbour. With little fetch the white caps are small and charming. And very close together. At sea the story will differ. The longest night of the winter is here. The long night seems …
Lunenburg kicked off the festive season in style this past weekend. On Friday evening the waterfront was lit up, including the t’gallant masts and bowsprit on Picton Castle. The colourful lights on the vessels, including the fleet at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, the fishing vessels at Adams & Knickle, the schooner Bluenose II, …
Picton Castle is scheduled to set sail on her eighth world circumnavigation voyage shortly. We had hoped, almost expected, to be able to begin the voyage this autumn, but travel restrictions and advisories currently in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic mean that sadly, we must postpone the start of this voyage until the spring of …
