Are you wanting to send mail to the crew for when the ship arrives in Fiji? Please send your mailing to the following address: Crew member name S/V PICTON CASTLE c/o Walter Williams P.O.BOX 370, Nabua Suva Fiji Islands *Hold for arrival of S/V PICTON CASTLE on or about September 26, 2023
Date: 31 July 2023 Sailing from: Galapagos Bound towards: Pitcairn Island Noon position: 13°40’S 110°50.2’W Course: SW Speed: 1.4 knots Wind force and direction: Force 1 SE Seas/swell: 3m Southerly Barometer: 1020 Rising Sky: 2/8cu Water temperature: 75.7°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 34nm Passage log: 1492nm Voyage log: 6186nm Distance to next port:
The Picton Castle (and her crew) are almost halfway to Pitcairn Island in just ten days – it has been a fine passage so far. Pretty much upon departure from the Galapagos we have had a fresh and useful breeze filling the sails and pulling us onward, ever further and deeper into the South Pacific
Date: 30 July 2023 Sailing from: Galapagos Bound towards: Pitcairn Island Noon position: 13° 29.8’S 110°19.8’W Course: W Speed: 1.6 knots Wind force and direction: Force 1 SxW Seas/swell: 2m S Barometer: 1019 steady Sky: 1/8 cu Water temperature: 75.7°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 39nm Passage log: 1458nm Voyage log: 6152nm Distance to
Date: 29 July 2023 Sailing from: Galapagos Bound towards: Pitcairn Island Noon position: 13°14.6’S 109°43.9’W Course: SWxS Speed: 4.1 knots Wind force and direction: Force 2 ExS Seas/swell: 1.5m ExN Barometer: 1019 rising Sky: 1/8 cu Water temperature: 76.2°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 99nm Passage log: 1419nm Voyage log: 6113nm Distance to next
Date: 27 July 2023 Sailing from: Galapagos Bound towards: Pitcairn Island Noon position: 12°17.7’S 108°21.3’W Course: SW Speed: 5.2 knots Wind force and direction: Force 3 SE Seas/swell: 2m ESE Barometer: 1019 Steady Sky: 1/8 sc,cu Water temperature: 75.2°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 125nm Passage log: 1320nm Voyage log: 6014nm Distance to next
Date: 26 July 2023 Sailing from: Galapagos Bound towards: Pitcairn Island Noon position: 9°58.7’S 104°48.3’W Course: SW Speed: 5.4 knots Wind force and direction: Force 3 SExE Seas/swell: 2m ExS Barometer: 1019 Steady Sky: 4/8 cu,st Water temperature: 75.5°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 131nm Passage log: 1068nm Voyage log: 5762nm Distance to next
Date: 25 July 2023 Sailing from: Galapagos Bound towards: Pitcairn Island Noon position: 8°45.7’N 102°58.1’W Course: SW Speed: 5.9 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4-5 Southeasterly Seas/swell: 4.5m ESE Barometer: 1019.5 Rising Sky: 4/8 Water temperature: 76.2°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 142nm Passage log: 937nm Voyage log: 5631nm Distance to next port:
When last we met, we were talking about the long sea passage from the Galapagos Islands towards Pitcairn Island. 2,700 miles is a long way. We mentioned that as keen and excited as we are to be at Pitcairn, we must get there first – and that a main purpose of this voyage in Picton
Date: 24 July 2023 Sailing from: Galapagos Bound towards: Pitcairn Island Noon position: 7°21.9’S 101°03.6’W Course: SW Speed: 5.5 knots Wind force and direction: Force 5 SSE Seas/swell: 2-3m SExE Barometer: 1019 Rising Sky: 7/8 Water temperature: 76.5°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 139nm Passage log: 795nm Voyage log: 5489nm Distance to next port:
