The Captain's Log
Picton Castle Captain and his crew post of their travels around the world.
Want To Send Mail To The Crew?
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 …
Panama Provisions
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 …
Day’s Run-July 3rd, 2023
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 …
Day’s Run-July 2nd,2023
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 …
At The Edge Of The Canal
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 …
Panama Canal Transit
We were warned… We had been told that the times, they are a changing at the Panama Canal. And so they have. But Picton Castle …
Follow Picton Castle Through The Panama Canal
Although we’re not quite certain yet which day Picton Castle will transit the Panama Canal (tentatively scheduled for Friday June 23, 2023, but not confirmed), …
Waiting To Take A Pilot
Picton Castle is all ready to take a pilot and transit the Panama Canal. Looks like we going through tomorrow AM – maybe. We gather …
Picton Castle at Panama
Our barque Picton Castle was sailed off the hook at Saint Martin and made her was SW towards Republic Del Panama. Something over a thousand …
Day’s Run-June 17, 2023
Date: 17 June 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 11°38.2’N 078°50.4’W Course: WSW Wind force and direction: Force 4-5 ESE Seas/swell: 4m …