Date: 5 July 2023 Sailing from: Panama Bound towards: Galapagos Noon position: 0°13.86’N 084°04.92’W Course: W Speed: 6.1 knots Wind force and direction: Force-3-4 SSW Seas/swell: 1.5m Southerly Barometer: 1017 rising Sky: 5/8 Water temperature: 79.3°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 147nm Passage log: 638nm Voyage log: 4259nm Distance to next port: 338nm Sails […]

Well, the Picton Castle is bound for the Galapagos now. After hot, steamy and fascinating days in Panama City and Balboa, we slipped our moorings and headed out to the small island of Taboga for a couple days to finish putting the ship to rights. But first a bit on mainland Panama. Panama is a

Date: 6 July 2023 Sailing from: Panama Bound towards: Galapagos Noon position: 0°10’N 085°41.8’W Course: WxS Speed: 4.1 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 SSW Seas/swell: 1-2m S Barometer: 1017 steady Sky: 6/8 Water temperature: 79°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 100nm Passage log: 738nm Voyage log: 4359nm Distance to next port: 254nm

Date: 4 July 2023 Sailing from: Panama Bound towards: Galapagos Noon position: 01°27’N 082°02.3’W Course: SWxW 1/4 S Speed: 6.5 knots Wind force and direction: Force 3 SxW Seas/swell: 1m SSW Barometer: 1016.5 steady Sky: 3/8 cu Water temperature: 80°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 156nm Passage log: 491nm Voyage log: 4112nm Distance to

After many hot steamy days at moorings right in Panama City and at the approaching channel for the Big Canal, I wanted the crew to get a break before sailing onward towards Galapagos. Provisioning was done, shopping was done, we were done. A different and pleasent scene, and we still needed to do some small

To send mail to the crew in Tahiti, here is the postal address and the courier address.  Our ship’s agent in Tahiti strongly suggests sending letters or parcels by courier (FedEx, DHL, etc) as it is more reliable and quicker.  Postal address Crew name PICTON CASTLE C/O Tahiti SUPERYACHT Support BP 20703 Papeete 98713 Tahiti

Picton Castle arrived at Balboa after transiting the Panama Canal on a late Friday evening with the sun going down, to settle to her starboard anchor and two stern moorings. One would think that, having started the day early on the Caribbean side, looking forward to sitting back and letting the passage sink in was

Date: 3 July 2023 Sailing from: Panama Bound towards: Galapagos Noon position: 3°23.34’N 080°24.6’W Course: SW Speed: 6.8 knots Wind force and direction: Force 2 WSW Seas/swell: 1m Westerly Barometer: 1017 rising Sky: 8/8 cu,as,ac Water temperature: 81.5°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 163nm Passage log: 335nm Voyage log: 3956.3nm Distance to next port:607nm

Date: 2 July 2023 Sailing from: Panama Bound towards: Galapagos Noon position: 5°59.8’N 079°56.8’W Course: SXW Speed: 7.2 knots Wind force and direction: Force 2 Seas/swell: 1m SSW Barometer: 1015 steady Sky: 8/8 rain Water temperature: 82°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 172nm Passage log: 172nm Voyage log: 3793nm Distance to next port: 699.9nm

Moored and anchored, on the edge of the Pacific approaches to the Panama Canal at Balboa, Panama,  the Picton Castle is part of a curious tropical world unto itself. This early morning, unlike others recently, comes in with a shining sun and patches of blue sky overhead. Quite welcome. White clouds piled high make for