The Captain's Log
Picton Castle Captain and his crew post of their travels around the world.
Sailing From Mangareva
The day came in as the last few had done, overcast and light rain. Time to sail. We have had plenty of time at this …
Update From Rikitea
The short passage from Pitcairn to Mangareva just past was quite a ride! Only 300 miles and typically, and historically in my modest experience, a …
Introducing Ship’s Kittens Riki & Tea
Note from Maggie: Tammy Moreland is Picton Castle’s purser as well as Captain Moreland’s wife. She had messaged me to say that it looked like …
Rikitea
August 30, 2023 at Rikitea, Mangareva, Gambier Islands of French Polynesia at the extreme southeast of the Tuamotus Archipelago. Day is done and the evening …
Interlude At Gambier Islands
After a rousing passage from Pitcairn and a couple nights at achor out in the lagoon just in the lee of the barrier reef, the …
Arrival At Rikitea
That was one rocky-rolly passage from Pitcairn to Mangareva. After passing through the western cut in the reef that surrounds the lagoon in Mangareva, French …
Day’s Run-August 22nd, 2023
Date: 22 August 2023 Sailing from: Pitcairn Island Bound towards: Mangareva, Iles Gambier, French Polynesia Noon position: 21°02.3’S 133°48.8’W Course: SxW Speed: 5.4 knots Wind …
Day’s Run-August 21st, 2023
Date: 21 August 2023 Sailing from: Pitcairn Island Bound towards: Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia Noon position: 22°22.2’S 132°25.3’W Course: NW1/2N Speed: 5.1 knots Wind …
Day’s Run-August 20th, 2023
Date: 20 August 2023 Sailing from: Pitcairn Island Bound towards: Mangareva in the Gambier group of French Polynesia Noon position: 23°51.5’S 130°55.2’W Course: NWxN12N Speed: …
At Pitcairn
The Picton Castle is at anchor at Bounty Bay, Pitcairn Island, South Pacific Ocean. We let go the starboard anchor of the Picton Castle at …