The Captain's Log
Picton Castle Captain and his crew post of their travels around the world.
Day’s Run – October 5, 2023
Date: 05 October 2023 Sailing from: Palmerston Island, Cook Islands Bound towards: Tonga Noon position: 17°49.9’S 172°35.2’W Course: W Speed: 4.45 knots Wind force and …
Ashore on Palmerston Atoll
With the boats loaded up again they headed for the pass not far away. Picton Castle, with engine silent, set a staysail and drifted off …
Day’s Run – October 4, 2023
Date: 04 October 2023 Sailing from: Palmerston Island, Cook Islands Bound towards: Tonga Noon position: 18°24’S 170°51.7’W Course: W Speed: 6 knots Wind force and …
Day’s Run – October 3, 2023
Date: 03 October 2023 Sailing from: Palmerston Island Cook Islands Bound towards: Tonga Noon position: 18°39’S 168°38.2’W Course: WxS1/2S Speed: 5.3 knots Wind force and …
Palmerston, The Other Watch-Written By Dirk Lorenzen
To say that Port Watch was excited to go ashore at Palmerston is an understatement. In the 24 hours prior, after our arrival, the official …
Day’s Run – October 2, 2023
Date: 02 October 2023 Sailing from: Palmerston Island, Cook Islands Bound towards: Tonga Noon position: 18°13.5’S 166°26.6’W Course: WSW Speed: 5.2 knots Wind force and …
Day’s Run – October 1, 2023
Date: 01 October 2023 Sailing from: Palmerston Atoll, Cook Islands Bound towards: The Kingdom of Tonga Noon position: 18°02’S 164°14.7’W Course: WxS Speed: 2.9 knots …
Palmerston, Part 2
Only moments after sending in the last Captain’s Log about getting to Palmerston Atoll and being at anchor in the lee of the reef, the …
A Happy Diversion
After a good, sometimes boisterous, passage from Tahiti we sailed up into the lee of Palmerston Atoll in the Cook Islands for an unplanned visit. …
Sunday at Sea
We have been having quite the ride the last couple days aboard the Picton Castle in the South Pacific. The day came in partly cloudy …