250 miles to go to the Windward Isles and it feels like a grand Caribbean tradewind morning. Indeed it does! A month at sea from St Helena and racing for harbour. Dawn finds our barque romping along at 6.5 knots off the mouth of the Orinoco River, Venezuela, bound for the southern Windward Islands of …
May 16, 2024; 136 miles off Georgetown, Guyana, South America At 0400 a starry night overhead, for a change. With no moon the sky reveals all the stars it can. The Milky Way is directly overhead, its broad band swathing the sky from horizon to horizon. The northern end lays a point forward of the …
Date: 16 May 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 08°55.0’N 057°04.8′ WCourse: NWxNSpeed: 4.5 knotsWind force and direction: Force 3 NESeas/swell: 2m ExNBarometer: 1015Sky: 3/8 cu, ac, csWater temperature: 82.3°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 110nmPassage log: 3,740nmVoyage log: 26,989nmDistance to next port: 341nmRemarks: We are 120 miles NW of Guyana, under …
Date: 15 May 2024 Sailing from: St. Helena Bound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 07°55.9’N 055°31.8′ WCourse: NW 1/2 NSpeed: 6.7 knotsWind force and direction: Force 3 ENESeas/swell: 3m EBarometer: 1016Sky: 8/8 st, nsWater temperature: 81.5°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 163nmPassage log: 3,630nmVoyage log: 26,879nmDistance to next port: 449nmRemarks by guest author, Amelia: Another …
May 15, 2024, 0647. The Picton Castle is about 105 miles north of Paramaribo, Suriname. At 07-41N / 055-02W and 480 miles from Grenada. It has been raining and squalling all night. Big squalls pushing us along at up to almost 10 knots at times. Royals, flying jib and spanker are in. Such sail handling has become …
Date: 14 May 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 06°37.4’N 053°09′ WCourse: NW 1/2 NSpeed: 6.5 knotsWind force and direction: Force 2 ENESeas/swell: 2m NEBarometer: 1016Sky: 7/8 st, cuWater temperature: 81.8°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 157nmPassage log: 3,467nmVoyage log: 26,716nmDistance to next port: 609nmRemarks: Squalls during the night kept the watches …
Date: 13 May 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 05°06.2’N 051°01.7′ WCourse: NWxW 1/2 WSpeed: 6 knotsWind force and direction: Force 5 NExNSeas/swell: 3m ExNBarometer: 1015Sky: 8/8 st, cnWater temperature: 82.1°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 146nmPassage log: 3,310nmVoyage log: 26,559nmDistance to next port: 769nmRemarks: Ollie and Bruce did a fantastic job …
Date: 12 May 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 03°48.1’N 049°00.9′ WCourse: NNWSpeed: 5.1 knotsWind force and direction: Force 4 ENESeas/swell: 2m NExEBarometer: 1015Sky: 8/8 cu, cnWater temperature: 82.5°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 122nmPassage log: 3,164nmVoyage log: 26,413nmDistance to next port: 901nmRemarks: The colour of the water has changed from crystal …
Date: 11 May 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 02°30.6’N 047°26.5′ WCourse: NxW 1/2 WSpeed: 5.6 knotsWind force and direction: Force 2 NESeas/swell: 2m NNEBarometer: 1015Sky: 8/8 st, cnWater temperature: 82.3°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 135nmPassage log: 3,042nmVoyage log: 26,291nmDistance to next port: 1,033nmRemarks: Light rain during the night gave way …
Date: 10 May 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 01°19.7’N 045°34.7′ WCourse: NxW 1/2 WSpeed: 5.7 knotsWind force and direction: Force 4 ENESeas/swell: 2m ExNBarometer: 1014Sky: 5/8 ac, st, ciWater temperature: 83.4°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 138nmPassage log: 2,907nmVoyage log: 26,156nmDistance to next port: 1,165nmRemarks: Yesterday Picton Castle welcomed Neptune, Davy Jones, and …
