The Captain's Log
Picton Castle Captain and his crew post of their travels around the world.
Day’s Run-June 16,2023
Date: 16 June 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 11°59.5’N 077°22.9’W Course: SWxW1/2W Speed: 5.4kn Wind force and direction: Force 5 Seas/swell: …
Halfway To Panama
Here on Wednesday, June 14 in the early AM the Picton Castle is about halfway from Saint Martin to the Panama Canal. The overall distance …
Blowing Hard Off Colombia
Dawn at 13-02 N and 72-50 W. About 150 miles off the coast of Colombia, sailing WSW under shortened sail bound towards Panama in the …
Day’s Run-June 15,2023
Date: 15 June 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg, actually Saint Martin Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 12°54.9’N 075°23.3’W Course: SWxW1/2W Speed: 6.3 knots Wind force and …
Day’s Run-June 14,2023
Date: 14 June 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 13°34.5’N 072°53.4’W Course: WxS Speed: 5.8 knots Wind force and direction: Force 5 …
Day’s Run-June 13,2023
Date: 13 June 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg, by way of Anguilla and Saint Martin Bound towards Panama Noon position: 14°28.9’N 070°43.7’W Course: WSW Speed: 5.3 …
Day’s Run-June 12th,2023
Date: 12 June 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 15°29.9’N 068°40.2’W Course: WxS Speed: 5.3knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 ESE …
Day’s Run-June 10, 2023
Date: 10 June 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 17°19.2’N 065°00’W Course: WxS 1/2 S Speed: 5.3knots Wind force and direction: Force …
Sunday Seamanship Derby Day!
At the change to the 4-8 watch, we turned to a lovely Caribbean Sea tradewind morning. Most of half a moon was high on the …
In The Tradewinds
One day and 130 miles out and SW of Saint Martin, Picton Castle is sailing along sweetly in perfect Caribbean tradewinds. “Tradewinds” so called due …