Picton Castle cast off from the main jetty at Luderitz, Namibia at 1445 Monday April 1, a bright sunny day. Not a cloud in the sky. It was blowing hard from the south. Good thing we are headed NW. There would have been nothing wrong with the ship staying put alongside an extra day to …
The Picton Castle sailed into Luderitiz, Namibia in most of a gale 5 days ago and we will be sailing out today in most of a gale as well. It will be on our stern though. Dragging us along into the SE tradewinds bound for St. Helena, 1,300 miles away. The day came in bright, …
We sent out the March edition of PASSAGES this morning, and this month’s newsletter contains stories about the Picton Castle in Cape Town, information about our upcoming Voyage Around the World By Way of Cape Horn, professional crew and shore crew hiring opportunities, and more! If you would like to receive a copy of this …
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The Picton Castle is looking for someone to join our shore crew team! We are currently hiring for our Operations Assistant position. For details about the job description, please read below: Picton Castle is a sail training tall ship best known for extended international voyages to exotic ports and islands. Trainee crew, who require no …
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Applications are now open for all professional crew positions aboard Picton Castle’s upcoming voyage Around the World By Way of Cape Horn All professional crew applicants must have STCW Basic Training (STCW VI/1) Lead seamen must have STCW Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch (STCW II/4) Mates must have STCW II/2 To apply, please …
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On March 23, at about 1500 our pilot boarded the Picton Castle and we steamed out of Duncan Dock, Cape Town, bound North and to sea. We had just taken on 7 tons of diesel fuel, cleared out at Immigration RSA. The main engine had been warmed up and hawsers singled up. Backed down a …
Date: 24 March 2024 Sailing from: Cape Town, South Africa Bound towards: Luderitz, Namibia Noon position: 32°06.7’S 17°22’W Course: NxE3/4E Speed: 6.2 knots Wind force and direction: Force 3 NNW Seas/swell: 3m Northerly Barometer: 1017 Steady Sky: 2/8 cu, ac Water temperature: 59.5°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 117nm Passage log: 117nm Voyage log: …
The Morelands head into the hinterlands of southern Africa… Some 20 plus years ago a young son of a farming family, from deep in the interior of South Africa, found his way to join the crew of the Barque Picton Castle. No surprise to say that the ship was in Cape Town on a voyage …
We are having lovely days here at Cape Town in the Picton Castle. Usually sunny (rained this morning – need to dry sails), sometimes with a howling SE breeze blasting over the Cape Flats and Table Mountain, pushing the “tablecloth” off Table Mountain. Never too hot. Gulls soar overhead. These nice blue wooden fishing boats …
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Dateline: Cape Town, South Africa – March 2024 The Picton Castle is in Africa!!!!! After 20 days at sea and a swift passage around the Cape of Good Hope, the Picton Castle (and her crew) are all settled in the V&A basin in old Cape Town harbour. After clearing in (as per legal requirements) in …
