By: Purser Allison Hove to at 0820 for weather and rode out the force 8 winds and 6-metre waves. At 1300 the weather broke and we started to see sunshine and resumed our course, bending on the mizzen topmast stays’l and downrigged the heavy weather gear. We celebrated Matt’s birthday and enjoyed cake and …
Crew practised sail handling, knot tying and lines. Replaced fore upper tops’l braces. Bound from: Hamilton/St. Georges, Bermuda Towards: Boston, USA Noon position: 34° 18.3’N 066° 33.0’W Days Run: 93nm Passage Distance Run: 188nm Distance Remaining: 550nm Course and Speed: NExN 5kn Wind: W Weather: squalls Swell Height + Direction: 2m W
Ongoing training, Captain held a passage discussion to inform crew of the potential weather during our leg and common patterns for the area. Bound from: Hamilton/St. Georges, Bermuda Towards: Boston, USA Noon position: 32° 51.3’N 065°.54.9’W Passage Distance Run: 103nm Distance Remaining: 635nm Course and Speed: WNW Wind: SXW Weather: Good Swell Height + Direction: …
By Allison Steele June 5, 2017 As the Picton Castle prepares for departure to Boston, there are many things to reflect upon during our stay in Bermuda, mostly being the incredible hospitality of her people. With an influx of visitors for both the America’s Cup and the Tall Ship Races, the residents always found time to …
By Allison Steele After a few rough days at sea with rain, gale force winds and 10+ foot seas, the sun finally broke through and the seas calmed. New trainees jumped in with both feet and began to learn the ways of the ship. The Picton Castle boasts over 12,000 square feet of canvas and …
Friday May 26, 2017 After a boisterous few days under sail in strong conditions first light broke with a clear sky this morning, our first since Picton Castle set out from Charleston after an excellent meeting of Tall Ships there. With the ship quietly rolling along under tops’ls and the fores’l at about 5.5 knots …
By Allison Steele Tuesday May 23, 2017 After a 10 day passage the crew were excited to stop at our first port of call this summer and join an international fleet of tall ships in Charleston South Carolina, USA. The Picton Castle saw over 3,000 visitors during the three-day event and reveled in the attention. It was a very …
Written by Purser Allison Steele Waking at 0700 to a beaming sun was a far cry from the overcast and rainy morning of yesterday. Gone were the 10-foot swells and foul weather gear as some crew donned shorts and sandals today and spent extra time during their off watch to pitch in on deck. A …
Captain’s Log – 14 May, 2017 – Along the Coast of North Carolina Read More »
Well, the Picton Castle has had a pretty good run down from Lunenburg, bound for Charleston by way of close in to Cape Hatteras. We have been under power the whole way, sad to say. We steamed out of Lunenburg and headed southwest to skirt south of George’s Bank east of Cape Cod. We did …
Captains Log – 13 May 2017 – Approaching Cape Hatteras Read More »
By Allison Steele, Purser As we steam south and westward, towards our rendezvous with other tall ships at Charleston South Carolina, USA, the Picton Castle has shaken out the cobwebs after her winter alongside the wharf in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia and is operating as the stout sea-going vessel she is. Today we are skirting just …
