Anchored in the beautiful old fishing port of Lunenburg Harbour, Nova Scotia, the Picton Castle crew woke up at 0715 to a cold drizzle and overcast day but spirits were high as we knew we were preparing to get underway and head to sea. We had left our dock and gone to anchor two days ago …
Most of the crew have now arrived aboard Picton Castle in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada for the Rendezvous 2017 voyage. It’s always an exciting time when a voyage begins. There is a flurry of activity around the ship as people move aboard and get settled, ship’s work picks up speed as the number of hands …
This summer, Picton Castle will take part in the Rendez-vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta. Events of this kind are quite rare; they involve tall ships from around the world racing from port to port on both sides of the Atlantic and appearing in festivals in various ports in between the races. Rendez-vous 2017 kicked off …
Close to a year ago, we decided to sign on for the Rendezvous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta. This means that in the summer of 2017, Picton Castle will join an international fleet of tall ships for a series of festivals and races. The Regatta actually starts in Europe, in the UK and Portugal, but we’ll …
