The Captain's Log
Picton Castle Captain and his crew post of their travels around the world.
Day’s Run – 31 March, 2016
Gorgeous day! It’s warm but not too hot with a steady force 5 breeze just abaft the starboard beam and we’re flying along. Switched out …
Day’s Run – 30 March, 2016
The wind has eased off and faired a little so the Captain ordered more sail set: we rigged the studdingsail gear and set the topmast …
Captain’s Log – Caribbean Part I: Martinique to Dominica
Written by Purser Kate (Bob) Addison 23 March, 2016 The Caribbean feels like a sailor’s reward at the end of a long voyage. It is …
Day’s Run – 29 March 2016
Still sailing north in almost perfect weather – Donald says he brought the nice weather with him from the Caribbean and it’s going to stay with …
Day’s Run – 28 March, 2016
PICTON CASTLE sailed off the dock at St. Martin this morning. We hove-to just long enough to get the anchor on the rail and the …
Day’s Run – 23 March, 2016
Saw whales blow off the starboard bows this afternoon – we didn’t get close enough to identify them, but it seemed like there were more …
Day’s Run – 22 March, 2016
The wind has been variable as we make our way between the islands, so there’s been heaps of sail handling, taking in and setting royals …
Day’s Run – 21 March, 2016
The rebuild of KARL, our wooden project boat from Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands, South Pacific, had twin objectives: to get the gang involved …
Day’s Run – 20 March, 2016
North bound in the Caribbean Sea, all sails set and the sun is shining. Bound from Grenada for Anguilla, we’re sailing inside the curve of …
Day’s Run – 11 March, 2016
Sailing MONOMOY yesterday from Union Island over to Petite Martinique in company with PICTON CASTLE – we even had time for a swim at the …