Monday September 9, 2019 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Hurricane Dorian blew through here over the weekend. A beautiful sunny day here in Lunenburg. Cool fresh west wind blows across the harbour. Streets are getting cleaned up of branches and gravel. Power has been back on since last night in many places. The weather forecasting for this …
Our ocean wandering sail training ship, the Barque Picton Castle, has sailed into Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada and came alongside to complete a voyage around the world. This is the ship’s seventh global circumnavigation out of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Perhaps a modern day record. Last port was St George’s, Bermuda after stops at Grenada, the …
Picton Castle sailing into Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Read More »
Picton Castle sailed into Bermuda from Jost Van Dyke, 850 nautical miles to the south, just ahead of tropical storm Andrea. We got secured at Ordnance Island at noon before shifting over to Penno’s Wharf. We were very graciously allowed to stay here for the duration of our visit. Once there at 8:30 in the …
In the coming summer of 2019 the Sail Training Ship, the Barque Picton Castle is offering a spot aboard for a scholarship boat carpenter internship. Picton Castle will join the fleet of sailing ships voyaging the Great Lakes of Canada and the USA on this year’s Tall Ships Challenge series. Carpenter and shipwright projects that …
At noon on May 29, 2019, Picton Castle was at 34-55N and 065-00W. Steering a northerly course. Bermuda is 265 nautical miles astern. The mouth of the Chesapeake Bay is 525 nautical miles on our port beam. Cross Island off Lunenburg 452 nautical miles dead ahead. We are also about a day away from the …
A good sail out Town Cut, St George’s, Bermuda under full sail. Nice warm day to start our climb north to Nova Scotia. Date: May 28, 2019 From: St George’s, Bermuda Towards: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada Noon position: 34° 33′ N / 064° 35’W Course: SWly, at noon steering NE in a frontal passage. Desired …
This has not been the finest sailing passage from the British Virgin Islands northbound for Bermuda and Nova Scotia. Winds started out light as Picton Castle and crew sailed north out of Jost Van Dyke and past Anegada into the North Atlantic for the first time in a year. Still warm, it remained so all …
Pilot aboard. Headed into Ordnance Island at St George’s, Bermuda to go alongside to clear in and dodge the winds. Date: May 21, 2019 From: Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands, West Indies Towards: St George’s, Bermuda Noon position: off St David’s Head, Bermuda at 29°-30′ North Latitude / 063°-34′ West Longitude Course and speed: …
Motoring along in light winds, could sail (slowly) but want to get into Bermuda and secured before this low pressure to our west catches up with us. A very early season tropical circular system. Should fall apart soon, but should not exist at all… Date: May 20, 2019 From: Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands, …
Motoring along here in light winds, could sail (slowly) but want to get into Bermuda and secured before a new low-pressure system passes over and makes winds all contrary. Date: May 19, 2019 From: Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands, West Indies Towards: St George’s, Bermuda Noon position: 27°-02′ North Latitude / 062°-13′ West Longitude …
