April 29, 2018 There is an age old tradition of “signing on the ship”. In days gone by a mariner would sign his name into the ships log (or make his ‘mark’ next to his name if he ‘weren’t no scholar’) to indicate that was crew in the ship. Until not that long ago, my …
May 3, 2018 The day comes in fair and clear on the Picton Castle, a cool northeasterly breeze. Big ships and tugs and barges making their way up and down this big river at New Orleans. Big currents swirling about. A chicory coffee in the early morning light of dawn is pleasant enough way to …
And we’re off! After a week and a half of preparations alongside the dock in New Orleans, Picton Castle and the crew of World Voyage 7 began the first passage of that voyage this morning with 47 people and two cats aboard. We expect to spend today making our way down the Mississippi River, getting …
New Orleans, LA, USA – alongside at the French Quarter – Preparing to set off on a voyage – April 27, 2018 Tammy, 5 year old Dawson and I rejoined our ship a week ago here in New Orleans. Under the able command of Captain Sam Sikkema the Picton Castle and crew had sailed from …
Picton Castle’s World Voyage itinerary is full of exotic place names, including some you may never have heard of before. We specialize in visiting exotic tropical ports, taking our ship and crew to some unique, remote places. But that doesn’t mean it’s difficult to make travel arrangements to join the ship for a leg of …
I’m fairly certain I’ve heard every reason in the book to NOT sail away on a tall ship. Not only heard them, but stated them myself. That’s my deep, dark secret – my own personal shame: Even though I work for this ship on shore I’ve never sailed a tall ship. Despite never having sailed …
Reasons NOT to sail around the world in the Picton Castle…. Read More »
While it is very important for all of us who sail in this ship to understand and appreciate that our voyage around the blue ocean globe of ours is first and foremost a tarry, shippy, seagoing affair with plenty work and rigorous demands on us all; and if you think that spending a good amount …
Captain’s Log – Ports O’Call of our Voyage Around The World. Read More »
Back in December, before Christmas, we finalized the itinerary for Picton Castle’s seventh world circumnavigation. Just because we’ve done this six times before doesn’t mean it’s an easy voyage or one to be taken lightly. Quite the contrary, in fact. It’s an epic voyage that is demanding and challenging no matter how much experience we’ve …
