The Captain's Log
Picton Castle Captain and his crew post of their travels around the world.
Ranging the chain and shifting the anchor at the shipyard
Today at the Shelburne shipyard we swapped the anchor over from port to starboard. Nice and cool in the shade and warm in the sun …
No, No, No, We Ain’t Sailing Yet!
The last Captain’s Log was a gallery of nice images of PICTON CASTLE under sail and at sea. Pretty nice images if I do say …
Doings aboard the PICTON CASTLE in Shelburne
By Captain D. Moreland with D. Lorenzen Aboard PICTON CASTLE at Shelburne… The last Log entry carried on about our doings in Lunenburg with the …
More Winter, It’s March!
While getting rained and blown away by gales this is an accurate look at our Lunenburg recently.
PICTON CASTLE IN THE SNOW!
Our beloved Barque PICTON CASTLE, now almost five months stuck stranded up on the slipways at Shelburne Ship Repair awaiting launch once the winch is …
Crew Doings: Part 2
Cooking. A crew must eat. The crew had been sharing this job until Picton Castle’s chief of cuisine Mr. Church arrived. While they all did …
Crew Doings In Lunenburg. Part 1
What has the crew of the PICTON CASTLE been doing in Lunenburg lately? As we wait for the ship to come off the drydock …
The Engine Department Of The Auxiliary Oil Screw Barque PICTON CASTLE.
A ship in full time operation in commission tends to stay in good shape. Yes, wear and tear is a thing but keeping moving is …
The Barque Picton Castle-Crew working on the ship as we are waiting to launch.
If you have been following the saga of this sail training ship, the Barque Picton Castle, you probably know that the ship has been stuck …