At 28-08 South latitude and 043-08 East longitude, the Picton Castle is sailing along strong in the Mozambique Channel. Reunion is 900 nautical miles astern, Madagascar is 250 nautical miles to our northeast and the coast of southern Africa is 450 nautical miles up ahead to our west. We are sailing along in rolling seas …
Date: 15 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 29°00.3’S 038°56’E Course: NW Speed: 4.4 knots Wind force and direction: Force 3 ESE Seas/swell: 2m ExS Barometer: 1017 Steady Sky: 2/8 cu Water temperature: 78°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 107nm Passage log: 1,126nm Voyage log: 20,064nm Distance …
Date: 14 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 28°09.7’S 040°40.5’E Course: WxN 1/2 N Speed: 7.2 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 SExE Seas/swell: 4m SExE Barometer: 1019 Steady Sky: 2/8 cu Water temperature: 79°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 173nm Passage log: 1,019nm Voyage log: …
Monday February 5, 2024 This morning at 0830 we took on a pilot and motored out of the southern basin of Le Port and into the northern basin to take on fuel. 11 tons, or 11,000 liters. We had to turn the ship with feet to spare in one basin and then flip her around …
Date: 13 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 27°17.2’S 043°35.7’E Course: NWxW Speed: 5.3 knots Wind force and direction: Force 5 E Seas/swell: 4m ExS Barometer: 1018 Steady Sky: 4/8 cu Water temperature: 77.5°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 128nm Passage log: 846nm Voyage log: 19,784nm Distance …
Date: 12 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 27°58.5’S 045°51’E Course: NNW Speed: 4 knots Wind force and direction: Force 3 ExN Seas/swell: 3m ExS Barometer: 1018 Steady Sky: 3/8 cu, st Water temperature: 78°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 73nm Passage log: 718nm Voyage log: 19,656nm …
It may have been the revered British Admiral Horatio Nelson or perhaps Captain Joseph Conrad, the renowned mariner and eloquent author, who said, and I quote, “ports rot men and ships.” This means, of course, that mariners can lose some of their edge if remaining in port too long not engaged in seamanship activities. All …
Date: 11 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion, France, Indian Ocean Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 27°57’S 047°09’E Course: WNW Speed: 6.1 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 NExE Seas/swell: 3m ENE Barometer: 1018 Steady Sky: 8/8 overcast Water temperature: 78°F Distance made good in 24 hours:147nm Passage log: 645nm Voyage log: …
Date: 10 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 26°14.1’S 048°52.4’E Course: W1/2N Speed: 5.3 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 ExN Seas/swell: 4m ESE Barometer: 1020 Steady Sky: 1/8 st, ci Water temperature: 78.1°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 129nm Passage log: 498nm Voyage log: 19,436nm …
The Picton Castle is bound for the Cape of Good Hope and then Cape Town. We sailed from Reunion on Monday February 5th. This French island was lovely, friendly and peaceful, but not cheap. Sailing day came in fair with blue skies, puffy popcorn clouds and small seas. Winds had diminished overnight so the 4-8 …
