HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! 0800 Pilot boards 1200 heave to off Buffalo 1330 set sails 1500 Parade of sail commences 1615 enter south breakwall, all sails now set except Flying Jib and Royals. 1725 parade ends, so we take in sail 1750 docked with pushboat assistance, port side-to, one gangway out 1755 pilot departs Launch boats, …
Ship’s work: Downrig canal fenders Square yards Brace bumpkins & davits Some spot painting Training: Safety aloft and up & overs Fire, Man Overboard & Abandon ship drills. Walk- through of station bill. Captain’s Notes: All new hands finally had a formal “meet the Captain” (it’s been a busy few days!). Bluenose II, St Lawrence II and …
A very early start to the day indeed, with the pilot arriving at 3:30 (yes – 3:30 a.m.). We departed our berth at Toronto for Port Weller at 0408 and at 1230 we entered the locks – here is the ship’s time log of our passage through the locks: 1230: Enter Lock 1. 1305 exit. …
HAPPY CANADA DAY! The final day of Redpath Waterfront Festival Toronto, and there was a steady flow of people all day. The busiest day of the festival. 1800 we closed gangway and successfully completed our first Festival of 2019. Being a part of the Redpath Waterfront Festival in Toronto was a fantastic experience – what …
Day 1 of the event in Toronto – the Redpath Waterfront Festival Toronto. Ship’s work: Dry sails, Launch both boats, Set up second gangway. Prepare ship to open to public: Put up signage for visitors, rope barriers across areas where the public is not permitted, crew briefing on what to expect at the first tall ship …
The time log of our passage through the locks of the Saint Lawrence Seaway continues: 0100 in Snell Lock 0120 Pilot exchange 0135 clear Snell 0220 in Eisenhower Lock 0238 clear Eisenhower 0620 in Eisenhower Lock 0630 Pilot exchange 0650 clear Eisenhower 1445 alongside Clayton, New York, USA 1605 depart Clayton for Toronto 1805 Pilot …
Today was the day we travelled through the locks of the St Lawrence Seaway. This is the time log from the ship, to give you an idea of the time is takes a square rigged barque to travel through the locks. 0830 Heave up port anchor 0900 heave short starboard anchor 0910 Pilot boards, 0920 …
At noon on May 29, 2019, Picton Castle was at 34-55N and 065-00W. Steering a northerly course. Bermuda is 265 nautical miles astern. The mouth of the Chesapeake Bay is 525 nautical miles on our port beam. Cross Island off Lunenburg 452 nautical miles dead ahead. We are also about a day away from the …
A good sail out Town Cut, St George’s, Bermuda under full sail. Nice warm day to start our climb north to Nova Scotia. Date: May 28, 2019 From: St George’s, Bermuda Towards: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada Noon position: 34° 33′ N / 064° 35’W Course: SWly, at noon steering NE in a frontal passage. Desired …
Pilot aboard. Headed into Ordnance Island at St George’s, Bermuda to go alongside to clear in and dodge the winds. Date: May 21, 2019 From: Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands, West Indies Towards: St George’s, Bermuda Noon position: off St David’s Head, Bermuda at 29°-30′ North Latitude / 063°-34′ West Longitude Course and speed: …
