By Lead Seaman and Sailmaker Aspirant Amy Barlow Monday January 26th, 2015 When the Picton Castle was alongside Jetty 2 in the V&A Basin of Cape Town, just next to the ship was a fine, small and empty shed about 70 feet by 40 feet. It was clean, dry and with a smooth floor. This …
REMARKS: At sea again! After a magnificent three week stay in beautiful Kaap Stad, it’s good to be at sailing again. We steamed overnight in light headwinds, and then the wind came fair this morning so we set sail at the change of the watch. There’s nothing like that first moment of quiet when the …
By Kate “Bob” Addison January 12th, 2015 Picton Castle is in Cape Town! It’s a beautiful Monday morning, bright sunshine but not too hot so the air feels crisp and the colours are clean and vibrant. We are at the most perfect dock here in the V&A Waterfront in front of the fancy Table Bay …
BOUND FROM: Reunion Island, France, Indian Ocean TOWARDS: Cape Town, South Africa, Atlantic Ocean TIME ZONE: GMT +3 NOON POSITION: 34°55.4S /020°50.2’E DAYS RUN: 135 nm PASSAGE DISTANCE RUN: 2,073 nm DISTANCE REMAINING: 174 nm WIND: Wind Force 4, SSE WEATHER: Fair, 5/8 cloud, visibility very good, barometer 1020 millibars and falling slowly SWELL HEIGHT …
DATE: Dec 29th, 2014 BOUND FROM: Reunion Island, France, Indian Ocean TOWARDS: Cape Town, South Africa, Atlantic Ocean TIME ZONE: GMT +3 NOON POSITION: 34°14.7’S /025°46.1’E DAYS RUN: 162 nm PASSAGE DISTANCE RUN: 1,829 nm DISTANCE REMAINING: 420 nm WIND: Wind Force 4-5, SxE WEATHER: Fair, 7/8 cloud, visibility very good, barometer 1021 millibars and …
DATE: Dec 28th, 2014 BOUND FROM: Reunion Island, France, Indian Ocean TOWARDS: Cape Town, South Africa, Atlantic Ocean TIME ZONE: GMT +3 NOON POSITION: 33°07.9’S /028°34.3’E DAYS RUN: 210 nm PASSAGE DISTANCE RUN: 1,667 nm DISTANCE REMAINING: 581 nm WIND: Wind Force 1, Variable WEATHER: Rain, overcast, visibility moderate, barometer 1018 millibars and steady SWELL …
BOUND FROM: Reunion Island, France, Indian Ocean TOWARDS: Cape Town, South Africa, Atlantic Ocean TIME ZONE: GMT +3 NOON POSITION: 30°56.1’S /031°36.5’E DAYS RUN: 140nm PASSAGE DISTANCE RUN: 1,457nm DISTANCE REMAINING: 789nm WIND: Wind Force 5, NExE WEATHER: fair, overcast, visibility very good, barometer 1017 millibars and falling slowly SWELL HEIGHT & DIRECTION: Easterly, 3m …
BOUND FROM: Reunion Island, France, Indian Ocean TOWARDS: Cape Town, South Africa, Atlantic Ocean TIME ZONE: GMT +3 NOON POSITION: 30°31.3’S /034°16.6’E DAYS RUN: 120 nm PASSAGE DISTANCE RUN: 1317 nm DISTANCE REMAINING: 950 nm WIND: Wind Force 5, Southerly WEATHER: fair, 6/8 cloud, visibility very good, barometer 1016 millibars and steady SWELL HEIGHT & …
BOUND FROM: Reunion Island, France, Indian Ocean TOWARDS: Cape Town, South Africa, Atlantic Ocean TIME ZONE: GMT +3 NOON POSITION: 29°57.9’S /036°26.7’E DAYS RUN: 71nm PASSAGE DISTANCE RUN: 1,197nm DISTANCE REMAINING: 1,037nm WIND: Wind Force 3-4, NxE WEATHER: fair, 1/8 cloud, visibility very good, barometer 1016 millibars and steady SWELL HIGHT & DIRECTION: NNE 1-2m …
BOUND FROM: Reunion Island, France, Indian Ocean TOWARDS: Cape Town, South Africa, Atlantic Ocean TIME ZONE: GMT +3 (we retarded the clocks an hour last night, we’re now the same zone as Nairobi and Kuwait) NOON POSITION: 29°14.9’S/037°32.3’E DAYS RUN: 94nm PASSAGE DISTANCE RUN: 1,126nm DISTANCE REMAINING: 1,129nm WIND: Wind Force 3, NNE WEATHER: fair, …
