We are having lovely days here at Cape Town in the Picton Castle. Usually sunny (rained this morning – need to dry sails), sometimes with a howling SE breeze blasting over the Cape Flats and Table Mountain, pushing the “tablecloth” off Table Mountain. Never too hot. Gulls soar overhead. These nice blue wooden fishing boats …
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Dateline: Cape Town, South Africa – March 2024 The Picton Castle is in Africa!!!!! After 20 days at sea and a swift passage around the Cape of Good Hope, the Picton Castle (and her crew) are all settled in the V&A basin in old Cape Town harbour. After clearing in (as per legal requirements) in …
While we passed through three breakwaters wending our way in to get to this berth, this spot is, we are told, the original sea facing bulkhead/sea wall of the original built waters edge. All manner of interesting rocks, bricks and timbers in its make up. In this image we see the “table cloth” spilling over …
The Picton Castle had a fine classic sailing ship passage from the lovely island of Reunion in the western Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar, all the way around the Cape of Good Hope to Cape Town, South Africa. Twenty days and about 2,000 nautical miles. Good sailing all the way to Africa. Once …
Date: 22 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 34°52.9’S 020°34.9’E Course: NW 3/4W Speed: 6.4 knots Wind force and direction: Force 1 SW Seas/swell: 4m SSW Barometer: 1019 Steady Sky: 8/8 st Water temperature: 69.5°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 154nm Passage log: 2,189nm Voyage log: 21,127nm …
Date: 21 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 34°55.6’S 023°31.7’E Course: N Speed: 6.3 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 WNW Seas/swell: 2m NWxW Barometer: 1017 Steady Sky: 6/8 cu, st Water temperature: 74.4°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 152nm Passage log: 2,035nm Voyage log: 20,973nm …
Date: 20 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 34°15.8’S 026°17.9’E Course: WxN 1/2N Speed: 11 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 ENE Seas/swell: 3m E Barometer: 1015 falling Sky: 1/8cu Water temperature: 73.2°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 266nm Passage log: 1,883nm Distance to next port: 391nm …
Date: 19 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 31°32.2’S 030°15.2’E Course: WxN 1/2N Speed: 5.3 knots Wind force and direction: Force 2 S Seas/swell: 1-2m SSE Barometer: 1022 Steady Sky: 8/8s st Water temperature: 79°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 129nm Passage log: 1,617nm Voyage log: 20,555nm …
Date: 18 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 30°53.8’S 032°34.9’E Course: NWxW Speed: 4.9 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 SW Seas/swell: 2m SxW Barometer: 1022 rising Sky: 8/8 st Water temperature: 74.7°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 118nm Passage log: 1,488nm Voyage log: 20,426nm Distance …
Date: 17 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 30°47.5’S 034°49.3’E Course: NW Speed: 5 knots Wind force and direction: Force 3 NNE Seas/swell: 3m NE Barometer: 1019 rising Sky: 4/8 ac, ci Water temperature: 77.5°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 121nm Passage log: 1,370nm Voyage log: 20,308nm …
