Bound from: Sandy Cay, BVIs; Towards: Charleston, SC Location: 21° 52.906’N / 71° 19.996’W This afternoon the Picton Castle is cruising along at a comfortable 7.2 knots of speed. The breeze is a gentle force 3 and the swells are coming from ESE at a height no greater than 2-3 ft. We are braced on …
The Picton Castle crew is an exciting lot, joining us from all over Canada, USA, Grenada, and Dominica! Their talents and areas of expertise in their “other lives” (when they are not sailing) are just as varied as the places they call home. This winter the Picton Castle assembled an all-star team of mostly former …
Location: 16° 38.196′ N / 62° 52.135′ W (about parallel to Montserrat, UK) Ordered Course: N x W Yesterday was nothing short of a flurry of activity aboard the barque Picton Castle! Over a 24-hour period, our crew was joined by (lucky) 13 new trainees who are aboard for this three-week passage bound for adventure …
In this line of work, it is a fact that you can never really be sure where or when you’ll meet your former shipmates again. This winter’s Caribbean Voyage has apparently come at a particularly nostalgic time for Picton Castle alum because the sailors came back. They just couldn’t stay away! As of today, our …
The Sailors Came Back; They Just Couldn’t Stay Away! Read More »
The Picton Castle‘s crew makes observations about the weather, wind, and swell, and records this information in an hourly weather log; this job is assigned to each off-going helmsman. In addition to the ship’s weather log, there is a special weather log that requires a bit more detail. The latter weather observations are voluntarily collected …
Location: 31° 58.5’S / 29° 19.7’E Ordered Course: Hove-to Day’s Run: 117 nautical miles Distance to Cape Town, South Africa: 677 nm Okay, so the charts indicate that it is South Africa, but I am not convinced. The shoreline matches the chart’s outline and we’ve definitely been riding into and out of the Agulhas Current. …
Location: 28° 04.6’S / 42° 01.9’E Time Zone: ZD-3 Ordered Course: W x N Rate of Speed: 7.9 knots Day’s Run: 154 nautical miles Merrily we roll along in a near-calm ocean, with breezes so light it looks as though the Picton Castle is on the other side of a fun house mirror! We had …
Distance to Cape Town, South Africa: 1430 Nautical Miles Read More »
