Last week we marked the end of the Bosun School Summer 2021 program with a graduation ceremony for the students. It had been a wonderful summer for Bosun School on the Lunenburg Waterfront: a lot was learned and a lot of very hard work was put forward by the students over the past three months, …
We are very pleased to announce two upcoming sessions of the Bosun School, one focused on rigging in the autumn of 2021 and one focused on sailmaking in the winter of 2022. Both sessions will take place in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Bosun School is designed to help up-and-coming mariners enhance their hands-on seamanship skills. …
Bosun School for Rigging and Sailmaking, Autumn 2021 and Winter 2022 Read More »
Last week, Bosun School students were given an excellent opportunity to learn about fixed moorings by helping overhaul moorings at the Dory Shop to make them safe and secure. Moorings are like permanent anchors for vessels. They serve the same purpose but are quite different than anchors. Captain Michael Moreland of Ironbound Rigging was engaged …
Overhauling Moorings at the Dory Shop With Ironbound Rigging Read More »
Last Friday in Lunenburg the sun was shining, and it was such a beautiful day on the waterfront. It was the perfect opportunity for Bosun School students to launch two of the Picton Castle’s wooden boats and practice some rowing! But first the team had to get the boats to the beach to launch. This …
Bosun School – Launching the Semi-Dory and Rocky Read More »
The beautiful, world-renowned Schooner BLUENOSE II is a Lunenburg, Nova Scotia icon. She is one of the largest two-masted schooners in the world. The original Bluenose was launched as a Grand Banks fishing and racing schooner on 26 March 1921 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It was designed by William Roué and built by the Smith …
Canada’s border will open to fully vaccinated US citizens and permanent residents on August 9th. This means that we can now accept students from the USA for Bosun School! So, if you have not applied already, get your applications in straight away. Bosun School is a marine skills enhancement program for aspiring mariners who already …
Bosun School Applications Open to Fully Vaccinated Americans Read More »
#PortoftheWeek: St. Barths Saint Barthélemy’s beautiful warm white sand and turquoise waters will await the Picton Castle in Gustavia this World Voyage, for the West Indies Regatta. There, our crew will join various Caribbean sloops and schooners for a few days of racing and fun! Here is an excerpt from a Captain’s Log post in …
On February 25th, 2021, Captain Robert S. Douglas was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Tall Ships America Conference, nominated by Captain Daniel Moreland. For more information on the Lifetime Achievement Award and a list of past recipients, visit: https://www.tallshipsamerica.org/lifetime-achievement/ Here is Captain Daniel Moreland’s tribute in writing to Captain Robert S. Douglas as presented …
It was a beautiful, misty morning on the Lunenburg waterfront as the Picton Castle team hung the final touch on the Chandlery storefront before the Yuletide Sale: a hand painted sign made by our Bosun School students, to celebrate the official opening of the Picton Castle’s Ship & Boat Chandlery at our wharf and warehouse …
Opening the Picton Castle’s Ship & Boat Chandlery Read More »
Last week we started our twice-weekly work parties here on the PICTON CASTLE. As you may have learned in earlier Captain’s Logs posted this Spring, the PICTON CASTLE has fared well enough over the long Nova Scotian winter, but winter at the dock does no ship any favours. So time to show the ship some …
