It may have been the revered British Admiral Horatio Nelson or perhaps Captain Joseph Conrad, the renowned mariner and eloquent author, who said, and I quote, “ports rot men and ships.” This means, of course, that mariners can lose some of their edge if remaining in port too long not engaged in seamanship activities. All […]
Date: 11 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion, France, Indian Ocean Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 27°57’S 047°09’E Course: WNW Speed: 6.1 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 NExE Seas/swell: 3m ENE Barometer: 1018 Steady Sky: 8/8 overcast Water temperature: 78°F Distance made good in 24 hours:147nm Passage log: 645nm Voyage log:
Date: 10 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 26°14.1’S 048°52.4’E Course: W1/2N Speed: 5.3 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 ExN Seas/swell: 4m ESE Barometer: 1020 Steady Sky: 1/8 st, ci Water temperature: 78.1°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 129nm Passage log: 498nm Voyage log: 19,436nm
The Picton Castle is bound for the Cape of Good Hope and then Cape Town. We sailed from Reunion on Monday February 5th. This French island was lovely, friendly and peaceful, but not cheap. Sailing day came in fair with blue skies, puffy popcorn clouds and small seas. Winds had diminished overnight so the 4-8
Date: 09 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 24°43.5’S 050°29.5’E Course: SWxW1/2W Speed: 4.2 knots Wind force and direction: Force 3 SExE Seas/swell: 3m ExS Barometer: 1019 Steady Sky: 3/8 cu, st Water temperature: 78°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 103nm Passage log: 369nm Voyage log: 19,307nm
Date: 08 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 23°33.3’S 051°43.3’E Course: W1/2N Speed: 3.4 knots Wind force and direction: Force 3 SExE Seas/swell: 2m ExS Barometer: 1018 Steady Sky: 8/8 Drizzle Water temperature: 79°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 82nm Passage log: 266nm Voyage log: 19,204nm Distance
Date: 07 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 22°42.2’S 052°52.1’E Course: WxN Speed: 3 knots Wind force and direction: Force 2 ExN Seas/swell: 2m ExS Barometer: 1017 Steady Sky: 3/8 ac, cu, st Water temperature: 81.1°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 74nm Passage log: 184nm Voyage log:
Date: 06 February 2024 Sailing from: Reunion Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa Noon position: 21’50.3’S 053’48.6’E Course: W 1/2 S Speed: 4.1 knots Wind force and direction: Force 3 SSE Seas/swell: 2m ESE Barometer: 1018 Steady Sky: 3/8 cu Water temperature: 79.3’F Distance made good in 24 hours: 100nm Passage log: 98 nm Voyage
We brought the Picton Castle into Port Ouest on the NW coast of La Reunion after 31 days at sea from Bali. Mostly an excellent passage too. A few days of motoring at the end to get in ahead of nasty weather. Once moored it blew pretty hard outside over the next couple of days.
Blowing a holy-hooly outside now! Pretty happy we are tied up securely inside behind big breakwaters. On the afternoon of January 23rd Tammy with Liam steered the ship into the narrow channel that is the entrance to Port Ouest, then a hairpin turn, hard to starboard through an even skinnier channel and we tied her
