The Captain's Log
Picton Castle Captain and his crew post of their travels around the world.
Final Preparations For A Voyage
New Orleans, LA, USA – alongside at the French Quarter – Preparing to set off on a voyage – April 27, 2018 Tammy, 5 year …
Tall Ships New Orleans
For the past few weeks, Picton Castle has been taking part in a series of tall ships events called the Tall Ships Challenge, which is …
Day’s Run – April 17, 2018
By Cara Lauzon We had the most amazing sail yesterday afternoon into the night, the stars were gorgeous. We starting steaming around midnight to be …
Day’s Run – April 16, 2018
By Cara Lauzon Pensacola was fun! The city was beautiful and the tall ships festival we just participated in there over the weekend was a …
Day’s Run – April 11, 2018
By Cara Lauzon Beautiful sunset last night, becoming the first sunny day of the passage. Now that the sun is out and conditions are calming …
Day’s Run – April 10, 2018
By Cara Lauzon We had smooth yet chilly and foggy departure from Galveston yesterday, we left early just as the sun was rising. There was …
Day’s Run – April 3, 2018
By Cara Lauzon We are approaching Galveston, Texas through a maze of oil rigs and tanker ships. At night the oil rigs are lit up …
Day’s Run – April 2, 2018
By Cara Lauzon We had quite the Easter celebration yesterday, we had a Easter egg hunt with eggs and chocolate that we got in Bermuda! …
Day’s Run – April 1, 2018
By Cara Lauzon Another beautiful sunny Sunday! Yesterday we had a workshop with Chief Mate Susie on the topic of long splicing on the main …
Day’s Run – March 31, 2018
By Cara Lauzon Another exquisite night full of silver moonlight, turning into another clear sunny day. The flying jib has been bent on and test …