BOUND FROM: Reunion Island, France, Indian Ocean TOWARDS: Cape Town, South Africa TIME ZONE: GMT +4 NOON POSITION: 21°34.3’S / 054°11.7’E DAYS RUN: 72nm PASSAGE DISTANCE RUN: 72nm DISTANCE REMAINING: 2,200nm COURSE AND SPEED: WxS 241T, 7.1 knots WIND: Wind Force 1-2, Variable wind direction WEATHER: fair, 4/8 cloud, visibility good, barometer 1019 millibars and […]
BOUND FROM: Rodrigues Island, Mauritius, Indian Ocean TOWARDS: Reunion Island, France, Indian Ocean NOON POSITION: 20°48.9’S / 057°29.5’E DAYS RUN: 107nm PASSAGE DISTANCE RUN: 350nm DISTANCE REMAINING: 126nm COURSE AND SPEED: WNW 262T, 8.4 knots WIND: Wind Force 2, SE WEATHER: fair, 3/8 cloud, visibility very good, barometer 1019 millibars and falling slowly SWELL HEIGHT
By Kate “Bob” Addison Tuesday December 2nd, 2014 This time yesterday Picton Castle was getting underway from Rodrigues. The harbour tug Solitaire was off our port bow churning the turquoise harbour water to white as she took up the strain on our headline, and slowly we came round into the wind, pivoting off the dock
BOUND FROM: Rodrigues Island, Mauritius, Indian Ocean TOWARDS: Reunion Island, France, Indian Ocean TIME ZONE: GMT +4 NOON POSITION: 20°36.7’S / 059°23.3’E DAYS RUN: 118nm PASSAGE DISTANCE RUN: 243nm DISTANCE REMAINING: 233nm COURSE AND SPEED: WxN 247T, 4.6 knots WIND: Wind Force 4, SSE WEATHER: fair, 4/8 cloud, visibility very good, barometer 1019 millibars and
BOUND FROM: Rodrigues Island, Mauritius, Indian Ocean TOWARDS: Reunion Island, France, Indian Ocean TIME ZONE: GMT +4 NOON POSITION: 20°01.5’S / 061°26.8’E DAYS RUN: 60nm PASSAGE DISTANCE RUN: 125nm DISTANCE REMAINING: 351nm COURSE AND SPEED: WNW 259T, 2.6 knots WIND: Wind Force 2, ENE WEATHER: fair,5/8 cloud, visibility excellent, barometer 1018 millibars and steady SWELL
BOUND FROM: Rodrigues Island, Mauritius, Indian Ocean TOWARDS: Reunion Island, France, Indian Ocean TIME ZONE: GMT +4 NOON POSITION: 20°01.1’S / 062°29.4’E DAYS RUN: 65nm PASSAGE DISTANCE RUN: 65nm DISTANCE REMAINING: 409nm COURSE AND SPEED: NW 276T, 2.9 knots WIND: Wind Force 1-2, NE WEATHER: fair, 1/8 cloud, visibility excellent, barometer 1016.5 millibars and steady
By Kate “Bob” Addison November 17th, 2014 22 days out of Bali and all is well aboard Picton Castle as we make a fine passage across the Indian Ocean. It’s a long way from Bali to Cape Town and there’s almost nothing in between except blue sky, blue swell and a little white barque impudently
By Kurt Schultz, trainee Bali is an island nation of contrasts. My experience didn’t start as well as hoped. After travelling almost 24 hours to reach Bali, I made the mistake of avoiding the airport taxi stand in order to get a better deal from one of the many drivers outside, all wearing identical green
By Kate “Bob” Addison Thursday October 30th, 2014 Four days out of Bali and all is well aboard Picton Castle as we sail westwards across the southern Indian Ocean. After motoring on and off for a few days to get clear of the currents that threatened to set us back towards Indonesia, the wind has
By Kate “Bob” Addison October 20th, 2014 We’ve visited some amazing places with the Picton Castle on this wonderful, slow voyage round the world, but nowhere quite like Bali! It’s the Far East, it’s Indonesia, it’s Bali! The colour and noise and bustle is really something especially after visiting some of the quietest and most
