After a grand sailaway from Tahiti, north around Moorea, even could see the mountains of Raitea off to starboard the next day many miles away, Picton Castle is under all plain sail sailing westward bound for Tonga. Whew, a long sentence! No seasickness, kittens getting used to their new world, all hands sailing the ship […]
Written by: Dirk Lorenzo Sailing our barque around the world one could easily think that attending to the ship and her current voyage would be just about enough to keep one busy. But think again; in Picton Castle, one voyage is not just that; one voyage. It is also the leadup to the next voyage.
Yesterday we sailed away from Papeete, Tahiti in the Barque Picton Castle. Our days had been full in Papeete. Crew had run around all over the place, checking out waterfalls, surfing, shopping. Good friends from Pitcairn, Dennis Christian and Sue O’Keefe, showed up so we went to Matavai Bay, the other half of the Bounty
Date: 20 September 2023 Sailing from: Tahiti Bound towards: Tonga Noon position: 17°52.9’S 151°41’W Course: WxS1/4S Speed: 4.5 knots Wind force and direction: Force 3 SxE Seas/swell: 2m SExS Barometer: 1016 Steady Sky: 3/8 st, stcu Water temperature: 78°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 108nm Passage log: 122nm Voyage log: 9218nm Distance to next
Date: 19 September 2023 Sailing from: Tahiti Bound towards: Tonga Noon position: 17°25.4’S 149°48.4’W Course: W 1/2 S Speed: 5.1 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 SxE Seas/swell: SE 1m Barometer: 1016 Steady Sky: 3/8 cu, alst Water temperature: 78°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 14nm Passage log: 14nm Voyage log: 9110nm Distance
Hello everyone, and greetings from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada which is Picton Castle’s home base between voyages. A number of people have reached out to ask how we fared here in Hurricane Lee, which transitioned into a post-tropical storm just before it approached our shores. Despite being post-tropical, Lee still packed hurricane-force winds and was
The Picton Castle sailed from Mangareva in light rain and what looked like fog, with good sailing breezes building out of the southeast. We had laid to anchor in the lovely lagoon a long time waiting for a sailing breeze. Soon all plain sail was set and we were bound for Tahiti. Sounds so magical
Day’s Run – September 13, 2023 Date: 13 September 2023 Sailing from: Mangareva Bound towards: Tahiti Noon position: 17°52.8’S 148°15.9’W Course: SWxW1/2W Speed: 5.5 knots Wind force and direction: Force 5 ESE Seas/swell: 4 SE Barometer: 1020 Steady Sky: 7/8 cu, stcu Water temperature: 78°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 133nm Passage log: 900nm
Date: 12 September 2023 Sailing from: Mangareva Bound towards: Tahiti Noon position: 17°41.2’S 146°02.4’W Course: N1/2W Speed: 5.3 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 SSE Seas/swell: 3m SExS Barometer: 1019 Raising Sky: 5/8 st, stcu, cu Water temperature: 77.5°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 129nm Passage log: 767nm Voyage log: 8874nm Distance to
By Tammy Moreland When I found out last April in Lunenburg that we (supposedly) weren’t permitted to bring our family’s kitties, Ralphie and Tigress, on board Picton Castle for this voyage due to regulations in the Galapagos Islands (which turned out to be incorrect, after all) I was heartbroken. Not only would we be separated
