Date: 8 April 2024 Sailing from: Luderitz, Namibia Bound towards: St. Helena Noon position: 17°40.3’S 002°16.0′ E Course: NWxW Speed: 5.9 knots Wind force and direction: Force 5 SSE Seas/swell: 4m SE Barometer: 1020 Steady Sky: 3/8 Cu Water temperature: 74.5°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 143nm Passage log: 928nm Voyage log: 22,801nm Distance […]

Date: 7 April 2024 Sailing from: Luderitz, Namibia Bound towards: St. Helena Noon position: 19°20.8’S 003°50.1′ E Course: NxW Speed: 6.1 knots Wind force and direction: Force 6 ESE Seas/swell: 5m SE Barometer: 1021 Steady Sky: 8/8 St Water temperature: 74.7°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 147nm Passage log: 785nm Voyage log: 22,685nm Distance

The Barque Picton Castle is sailing northwesterly towards St. Helena Island some 1,000 nautical miles ahead. Luderitz, Namibia is 360 nautical miles astern and Cape Town, South Africa is about 770 nautical miles on the port quarter. Seas are modest now, under three metres most of the time and a decent force 4 breeze is

Date: 6 April 2024 Sailing from: Luderitz, Namibia Bound towards: St. Helena Noon position: 21°23.4’S 005°412.9′ E Course: NxW Speed: 5.8 knots Wind force and direction: Force 5 SExE Seas/swell: 3m ESE Barometer: 1021 Steady Sky: 8/8 St Water temperature: 72°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 133nm Passage log: 638nm Voyage log: 22,511nm Distance

Date: 5 April 2024 Sailing from: Luderitz, Namibia Bound towards: St. Helena Noon position: 23°05.0’S 006°41.9′ E Course: NNW Speed: 4.2 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 SxE Seas/swell: 3m S Barometer: 1020 Steady Sky: 8/8 Cu, St Water temperature: 71.4°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 131nm Passage log: 505nm Voyage log: 22,378nm

Date: 4 April 2024 Sailing from: Luderitz, Namibia Bound towards: St. Helena Noon position: 23°39.1’S 008°55.7′ E Course: NW 1/2 N Speed: 5.3 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 SxW Seas/swell: 3m S Barometer: 1019 Rising Sky: 6/8 Cu, Ac Water temperature: 69.5°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 123nm Passage log: 374nm Voyage

Picton Castle cast off from the main jetty at Luderitz, Namibia at 1445 Monday April 1, a bright sunny day. Not a cloud in the sky. It was blowing hard from the south. Good thing we are headed NW. There would have been nothing wrong with the ship staying put alongside an extra day to

The Picton Castle sailed into Luderitiz, Namibia in most of a gale 5 days ago and we will be sailing out today in most of a gale as well. It will be on our stern though. Dragging us along into the SE tradewinds bound for St. Helena, 1,300 miles away. The day came in bright,

We sent out the March edition of PASSAGES this morning, and this month’s newsletter contains stories about the Picton Castle in Cape Town, information about our upcoming Voyage Around the World By Way of Cape Horn, professional crew and shore crew hiring opportunities, and more! If you would like to receive a copy of this

The Picton Castle is looking for someone to join our shore crew team! We are currently hiring for our Operations Assistant position. For details about the job description, please read below: Picton Castle is a sail training tall ship best known for extended international voyages to exotic ports and islands. Trainee crew, who require no