The Captain's Log
Picton Castle Captain and his crew post of their travels around the world.
Captain’s Log – Sending Down Yards, Winter is Coming…
There is plenty to do to get a ship like the Barque Picton Castle ready for winter in these northern climes as we are now …
Captain’s Log – Remembrance Day 2024 – Canada
November 11, yesterday, is Remembrance Day in Canada. In the USA it is Veterans Day, once called Armistice Day after its founding moment, the cessation …
A Haunted Dory Shop
What do some recent Bosun School graduates and PICTON CASTLE crew graduates do for Halloween? Why, they dress up as spooky sea-faring folks and help the Captain’s son create …
Captain’s Log – Return to the Sail Loft
Written by Ansleigh Coplin About a week after our initial visit, a sunny September morning found Bosun school returning to the Michele Stevens sail loft …
Captain’s Log: Bosun School Sails on the Bluenose II
Written by Ally Gibson Whilst our Bosun School is primarily a land-based seamanship program intended to helpadvance the skills of the talented young mariners enrolled, …
Captain’s Log: Bosun School Goes to a Sail Loft
Written by Ansleigh Coplin: Bosun’s Mate At the Bosun School we endeavor to not only get across hard and soft skills but also to expose …
Lunenburg Waterfront in Summer
The Lunenburg Waterfront can be a blast to the senses in the summer. A cacophony of sound from the Schooner Bluenose II or fishing vessel Maude Adams horns – signaling …
Captain’s Log – Bosun School
Two weeks after the Barque Picton Castle sailed in at the end of this world circumnavigation, our wonderful Bosun School kicked in and students arrived …
Captain’s Log – Back in Da ‘Burg
The Barque Picton Castle is back in Lunenburg, phew…… It was a long haul sailing 30,000 plus miles over the last year and half (more …
Captain’s Log – Sailing into Lunenburg on July 13, 2024
We sailed our Barque Picton Castle from Bermuda and anchored at Rose Bay not far from Lunenburg. The last passage of this monumental circumnavigation in this wonderful …