The Captain's Log
Picton Castle Captain and his crew post of their travels around the world.
Is It Your Time to Sign Aboard?
Maggie here, in Picton Castle’s shore office in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Looking out my window, I see that it’s overcast, windy and it looks …
Day’s Run – October 28, 2023
Date: 28 October 2023 Sailing from: Suva, Fiji Bound towards: Port Vila, Vanuatu Noon position: 18°17’S 174°33.5’E Course: W Speed: 4.4 knots Wind force and …
Day’s Run – October 30, 2023
Date: 30 October 2023 Sailing from: Suva, Fiji Bound towards: Port Vila, Vanuatu Noon position: 18°20.4’S 171°00’E Course: West Speed: 5.5 knots Wind force and …
Day’s Run – October 29, 2023
Date: 29 October 2023 Sailing from: Suva, Fiji Bound towards: Port Vila, Vanuatu Noon position: 18°37.3’S 173°14.7’E Course: W1/2S Speed: 3.3 knots Wind force and …
Passage to Fiji
Barque Picton Castle, at anchor at Walu Bay, Suva, Fiji The Picton Castle and her outstanding crew enjoyed a classic, even ideal, ocean passage from …
Mailing Address for Bali
The last chance to send mail to the crew before the holiday season and the end of 2023 will be in Bali. Our ship’s agents …
Day’s Run – October 15, 2023
Date: 15 October 2023 Sailing from: Neifa, Tonga Bound towards: Suva, Fiji Noon position: 18°34.7’S 177°28.6’W Course: W 1/2 S Speed: 4.5 knots Wind force …
Day’s Run – October 14, 2023
Date: 14 October 2023 Sailing from: Neiafu, Tonga Bound towards: Suva, Fiji Noon position: 18°40.6’S 175°34.4’W Course: W 1/2 N Speed: 4.2 knots Wind force …
Trainee Berths Available on This Voyage
If you’re a regular reader of the Captain’s Log, you will have heard about the incredible adventures the crew are having on this world circumnavigation …
Sailing Again Bound For Tonga
We are off under square sail again – we had a warm, brilliant time at Palmerston with all the folks there, soaking up atoll life …