Happy Canada Day!! On the Picton Castle we rang in the birth of Canada by climbing up to the tgallant yards just in time to pull the sails in before a squall overtook us. The crew did a great job taking in the stay’ls, bracing the yards and following any other commands coming from the […]
On your marks…get set…GO!! Today at 10am we began the race to Greenport with Sagres, L’Hermione and Lettie G Howard. What a sight it was – simply stated, it looks like a few tall ships and a beautiful sloop casually met up for a day or two of sailing together. Except that it is so
What a difference a day makes. Yesterday we began with 21 crew members, went down to 16 as people signed off and then shot up to 37 as new trainees arrived. With how busy the day was with the festival and store, it is only now that the change is readily apparent. There are people
REMARKS: The rain from yesterday has resulted in a flood of people coming by to see the ship today. For eight straight hours we welcomed a steady stream of visitors, all excited to walk about the decks of a living, breathing tall ship. The kids were fascinated with the bounty on the hatch (our ship
REMARKS: When ashore at a Tall Ship Festival there is just nothing better than seeing a long line of people waiting to board the Picton Castle. Both yesterday and today hundreds of people made their way through the ship, asking questions galore and craning their necks to get a good look at the top of
REMARKS: Around 10am this morning we moved the ship from Pennsylvania to New Jersey. Sounds like a vast undertaking doesn’t it?! Not so much really – it was merely across the river. We are now docked on the Camden side of the river with a line of people waiting to board the ship for a
From dawn till dusk today was the crew working on getting the ship into top shape during the morning then pulled together wonderfully to take part in the Parade of Sails at approx 13:30. We had the distinction of being one of the only ships to actually set all sails during the parade. Coming alongside
DATE: June 24, 2015 REMARKS: With a pilot on board by 11:30 pm last night we hauled anchor just after midnight and began the journey towards Philadelphia/Camden, travelling through the Upper Cheasapeak Bay, C&D Canal and Delaware river. There were plenty of boat and buoys to be seen so a lookout was posted throughout the
Unexpectedly we spent another day anchored in Annapolis today. Starboard watch hopped the skiff to shore after breakfast while Port watch got busy with a few projects the Bosun had lined up. What I learned is that doing fine, detailed painting close to the waterline while in the skiff, on a day with a steady
REMARKS: Coming into Annapolis we were escorted by all kinds of marine craft. Some stayed with us for a while, some came by for a quick look then motored off at top speed. We’ve a busy week ahead so the Captain kept the projects to a minimum and gave each watch some time ashore. SHIP’S
