This morning as the sun came up over the horizon at the stern, our chief mate Erin of Bermuda raised the Bermudian flag in celebration of her birthday! Sunday at Sea, a birthday and our Farewell to the South Pacific Soiree – big day on board the Picton Castle. The swell has calmed down to …
Sunday in the Coral Sea, November 4, bound for Bali by way of the Torres Straights some 380 miles away. Sunday at sea means a few things in PICTON CASTLE. For one it means putting away the tar-pots and varnish brushes and the gang can do laundry, patch some trousers or even read a book …
As we make our way farther northwest, out of the South Pacific Ocean and into the Coral Sea, Picton Castle remains steady as she rolls through the larger swells, caused from the joining of the two seas. A rainy start to our day on board. This morning’s 4 – 8 watch were drenched but by …
TGIF onboard Picton Castle, which means we’ve been underway for a week now since departing from Vanuatu. For those crew members who are on a watch schedule, they sleep for at least 6-8 hours in the night and stand watch for 4 hours and repeat this cycle until they have a galley day. Galley day …
November 1st in the South Pacific! We can’t believe it. The early risers of the ship awoke to a beautiful sunrise and cool morning air. For some of the crew waking up early is an enjoyable way to start their day. Sipping their morning coffee while the deck is still peaceful before the tinkering of …
The last day of October and we’re sailing northwesterly into November. This morning, half sleepy-eyed and messy-haired, shipmates gathered on the aloha deck, sipping their morning coffee as the sun shone brightly on their backs. The port side fishing line became taut and Abbey, of North Carolina, jumped up with excitement and began hauling in the …
Whilst our North American loved ones are getting ready for Halloween and fall activities back home, we here on the Picton Castle are enjoying the weather that we’ve been so blessed with. The sun is powerfully hot, yet not the hottest we’ve endured on this voyage, luckily the wind is constant, and if you’re lucky …
Yesterday’s Halloween festivities went off without a hitch! After lunch the crew worked together and transformed below decks into a haunted house. Cobwebs, spiders, ghosts, goblins and ghouls took over our ship. Dawson, age 6, dressed as a Super Gekko and bravely charged through the scary obstacles in order to collect as much candy as …
Sunday at Sea and a beautiful one at that! The sun shines hot almost directly overhead as we gently sway side to side in the Pacific Ocean. Yesterday afternoon was rather exciting in the fishing department. Colin, of Nova Scotia, our avid fisherman sets four lines every morning in the hopes of catching a fresh …
A gorgeous Saturday at sea aboard the Picton Castle. We couldn’t ask for better weather, the hot sun shines politely down on deck as a cool constant breeze runs over our suntanned skin. This morning a team of sailmaking helpers, including Sue, Braham, and Erin, assisted the ship’s sailmaker John by seaming together a new …
