From our last workshop (fire fighting), onward and …upward… Literally… PICTON CASTLE is a sailing ship. A square rigger. A handy barque as she would have been found on the world’s ocean trade routes in abundance in what we call the ‘age of sail’. Most of the oceanic world was explored in ships of this …
As PICTON CASTLE’s departure date for WV8 comes ever clearer into view and our voyage preparation has ramped up to full capacity, we have begun structured fire-fighting orientation and hands-on training for all crew. Naturally, all staff crew have already undergone formal fire fighting training, as have many of the trainees, so why are we …
Today at the Shelburne shipyard we swapped the anchor over from port to starboard. Nice and cool in the shade and warm in the sun of this sunny spring day. Good weather, good fun, good spirits. Good Sailor stuff. Yay! We are told we that the winch is almost repaired and that we will be …
Ranging the chain and shifting the anchor at the shipyard Read More »
The last Captain’s Log was a gallery of nice images of PICTON CASTLE under sail and at sea. Pretty nice images if I do say so. It seems that some folks saw this as what was going on at the moment and thought that we were underway, under sail again. Not yet. Well, it ain’t …
Picton Castle sailing….
By Captain D. Moreland with D. Lorenzen Aboard PICTON CASTLE at Shelburne… The last Log entry carried on about our doings in Lunenburg with the World Voyage crew here. All very busy here working on boats, capstans, baggywrinkle and the like. This log is about what is happening on and in the ship at Shelburne …
Our beloved Barque PICTON CASTLE, now almost five months stuck stranded up on the slipways at Shelburne Ship Repair awaiting launch once the winch is repaired. Winter struck with a vengeance here in early March. Cold, damp, wet, raw, snowy – not so much fun. How we all yearn for the balmy tradewinds. Here are …
Cooking. A crew must eat. The crew had been sharing this job until Picton Castle’s chief of cuisine Mr. Church arrived. While they all did an honorable and creative job of it, they were also quite pleased to surrender the honor to the ship’s long time master chef. Donald has been keeping all hands here …
What has the crew of the PICTON CASTLE been doing in Lunenburg lately? As we wait for the ship to come off the drydock in Shelburne. She has been stuck up there since last fall on November 1 or so. Should be back in the water soon, though. We think. We have two gangs …
A ship in full time operation in commission tends to stay in good shape. Yes, wear and tear is a thing but keeping moving is good thing too. This is, of course, due to a good, well-equipped crew working on her steady in good conditions with the gear and tools needed. When a ship is …
The Engine Department Of The Auxiliary Oil Screw Barque PICTON CASTLE. Read More »
