The Lunenburg Waterfront can be a blast to the senses in the summer. A cacophony of sound from the Schooner Bluenose II or fishing vessel Maude Adams horns – signaling a voyage setting off. There are tour buses, yachts of all sizes, and a film crew here and there. This summer the waterfront has been transformed into Martha’s Vinyard for …
Two weeks after the Barque Picton Castle sailed in at the end of this world circumnavigation, our wonderful Bosun School kicked in and students arrived in Lunenburg. Bosun School is our land-based, marine skills enrichment, for aspiring mariners. We love doing it. Whether you want to set off in a tall ship, get a job …
The Barque Picton Castle is back in Lunenburg, phew…… It was a long haul sailing 30,000 plus miles over the last year and half (more or less). Tough enough getting going again after COVID too. Tough getting stuck on a drydock for 6 months postponing setting off. Stuck on the hard was hard, not knowing …
We sailed our Barque Picton Castle from Bermuda and anchored at Rose Bay not far from Lunenburg. The last passage of this monumental circumnavigation in this wonderful sea-proven ship we call “ours.” It was an excellent passage with very little time under power. And the weather stayed quite warm almost all the way up to the coast …
Captain’s Log – Sailing into Lunenburg on July 13, 2024 Read More »
This was my first Picton Castle homecoming and I cannot put into words how special it was to be involved. My role that day was gate security outside of the Adams & Knickle wharf keeping folks out of the way until it was safe. Danielle, who was on social media duty, took turns with me …
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On Saturday, July 13th it was an exciting day for friends and family and crew of the Picton Castle. There had been a buzz in the office with the shore crew over the few weeks leading up to the ship’s arrival as we prepared for the event – such as getting posters designed, sending out …
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Saturday July 6, 2024 – Penno’s Wharf, St George’s, Bermuda The day came in nice with light easterly winds as I went off down the waterfront to clear the ship out at Customs & Immigration at their Ordinance Island office, a ten-minute walk from Penno’s Wharf. The folks there could not be nicer. All done …
Date: July 10, 2024Noon position: 39 degrees 6.7’N, 063 degrees 0.2’WSpeed: 4.4 knotsVoyage log: 29,150 nautical milesPassage log: 431 nautical milesDistance to Lunenburg: 314 nautical milesWater temperature: 68 degrees Fahrenheit (jumped back up to 73 degrees after lunch)Sara continues to work on the outer jib. The rest of the crew are painting and cleaning, getting …
Date: July 9, 2024Bound from: St. George’s, BermudaBound for: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, CanadaNoon position: 37 degrees 27’N, 063 degrees 17’WDay’s run: 101 nautical milesSpeed: 4.2 knotsDistance to Lunenburg: 413 nautical milesVoyage log: 29,045 nautical milesWater temperature: 80 degrees FahrenheitPassage log: 326 nautical miles The crew downrigged the stuns’ls and have focused today on varnishing and …
Well, I suppose the first thing to point out is that Bermuda is not one island. Bermuda is many islands, maybe seven or eight larger islands and myriad tiny cays and islets. Lots of bridges to most of them. About 15 miles end to end it’s all not so big but plenty people, maybe 65,000. …
