Date: 22 August 2023 Sailing from: Pitcairn Island Bound towards: Mangareva, Iles Gambier, French Polynesia Noon position: 21°02.3’S 133°48.8’W Course: SxW Speed: 5.4 knots Wind force and direction: Force 6-7 ENE Seas/swell: 5-6m ExS Barometer: 1020 Steady Sky: 8/8 overcast Water temperature: 73.6°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 115nm Passage log: 326nm Voyage log: […]
By Trudi Inglis Over the years, I’ve spoken with many parents and grandparents who have children or grandchildren who want to come and sail on one of Picton Castle’s voyages. One thing we all know about parents (grand or otherwise) is that they tend to worry. And if they’re talking to me, then they’re worrying
This is Trudi writing. Someone who has never sailed in Picton Castle or any other sail training vessel. People wonder how on earth I ended up working for a tall ship being so entirely unfamiliar with sail training or sailing ships or sailing at all. Living locally, I knew of the Picton Castle of course,
On Friday, December 13th Bosun School 2019 came to an end, and we held an end-of-year celebration at the Dory Shop here in Lunenburg. There was absolutely delicious food prepared by our Bosun School Cook Chantale, followed by a few speeches (by Luneburg’s Mayor Bailey, Class Valedictorian Gwen, Captain Lorenzen, and Captain Moreland) and then
Slowly, ever so slowly, it is sinking in that Bosun School is coming to a close. Only one more week! Where have those days and weeks gone? Coming to think of it, it is, in fact, surprising that time has not run away even faster. The sheer amount of things that we have been up
Bosun School Marine First Aid, 15-17 November 2019 People who sail in Picton Castle come from all walks of life and, quite frequently, after settling back into their “normal” lives ashore, they stay in touch and do return for more. World Voyage 7 Medical Officer Jen White did that very thing. After months of planning,
Just in came the news that the lock at Canso/ Port Hawkesbury is currently out of service due to a power cut as a result of hurricane Dorian. I am happy to say that I feel blessed to be faced with minor issues like fallen branches, trees, damaged motorcars and inoperable locks caused by power
We took our leave from Clayton in the early morning of Sunday, downbound the upper Seaway towards Montreal. Seven more locks, somewhat faint in our memories but demanding respect nevertheless. What magnificent pieces of public infrastructure, connecting and forming an enormous highway of shipborne commerce and trade. And enabling a thriving recreational boaters’ community to
The ship’s cat. The same cat that had been with Picton Castle since she was a kitten, having come aboard in, well, the port of Suva in Fiji, just prior to the ship’s Westward Bound voyage in 2013. The cat that had been around the globe in Picton Castle one and a half times. The
Highlights of the summer were plentiful. The Great Lakes are a stunning stretch of water, very stunning in fact, and are lined by beautiful nature and coastal communities large and small. The area is rich in cultural heritage and history, stretching back millennia. What is not to like? Roaring down Lake Huron under full sail.
