May 15, 2024, 0647. The Picton Castle is about 105 miles north of Paramaribo, Suriname. At 07-41N / 055-02W and 480 miles from Grenada. It has been raining and squalling all night. Big squalls pushing us along at up to almost 10 knots at times. Royals, flying jib and spanker are in. Such sail handling has become […]
Date: 14 May 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 06°37.4’N 053°09′ WCourse: NW 1/2 NSpeed: 6.5 knotsWind force and direction: Force 2 ENESeas/swell: 2m NEBarometer: 1016Sky: 7/8 st, cuWater temperature: 81.8°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 157nmPassage log: 3,467nmVoyage log: 26,716nmDistance to next port: 609nmRemarks: Squalls during the night kept the watches
Date: 13 May 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 05°06.2’N 051°01.7′ WCourse: NWxW 1/2 WSpeed: 6 knotsWind force and direction: Force 5 NExNSeas/swell: 3m ExNBarometer: 1015Sky: 8/8 st, cnWater temperature: 82.1°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 146nmPassage log: 3,310nmVoyage log: 26,559nmDistance to next port: 769nmRemarks: Ollie and Bruce did a fantastic job
Date: 12 May 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 03°48.1’N 049°00.9′ WCourse: NNWSpeed: 5.1 knotsWind force and direction: Force 4 ENESeas/swell: 2m NExEBarometer: 1015Sky: 8/8 cu, cnWater temperature: 82.5°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 122nmPassage log: 3,164nmVoyage log: 26,413nmDistance to next port: 901nmRemarks: The colour of the water has changed from crystal
Date: 11 May 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 02°30.6’N 047°26.5′ WCourse: NxW 1/2 WSpeed: 5.6 knotsWind force and direction: Force 2 NESeas/swell: 2m NNEBarometer: 1015Sky: 8/8 st, cnWater temperature: 82.3°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 135nmPassage log: 3,042nmVoyage log: 26,291nmDistance to next port: 1,033nmRemarks: Light rain during the night gave way
Date: 10 May 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 01°19.7’N 045°34.7′ WCourse: NxW 1/2 WSpeed: 5.7 knotsWind force and direction: Force 4 ENESeas/swell: 2m ExNBarometer: 1014Sky: 5/8 ac, st, ciWater temperature: 83.4°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 138nmPassage log: 2,907nmVoyage log: 26,156nmDistance to next port: 1,165nmRemarks: Yesterday Picton Castle welcomed Neptune, Davy Jones, and
0430 May 9, 2024: Picton Castle at 0 degrees – 44 minutes South and 045 degrees – 15 minutes West, about 100 miles off the coast of Brazil. Steering northwesterly in an ENE breeze. Small seas. On the recent 12-4 watch just now ended, the winds shifted from ESE to ENE. Now we are braced up on
Date: 9 May 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 00°04.3’S 043°46.8′ WCourse: N 1/2 WSpeed: 6.3 knotsWind force and direction: Force 3 ESeas/swell: 2m ESEBarometer: 1013Sky: 7/8 StWater temperature: 83.4°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 152nmPassage log: 2,769nmVoyage log: 26,018nmDistance to next port: 1,301nmRemarks: All sail is set and we’re making 7
Date: 8 May 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 01°22.6’S 041°43.6′ WCourse: NW 1/2 WSpeed: 7.4 knotsWind force and direction: Force 3 SSESeas/swell: 2 ESEBarometer: 1014Sky: 8/8 st, ns, cuWater temperature: 82.8°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 179nmPassage log: 2,618nmVoyage log: 25,866nmDistance to next port: 1,454nmRemarks: Yesterday evening we dogged the watches,
Date: 7 May 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 02°22.2’S 038°55.8′ WCourse: NW 1/2 WSpeed: 6.7 knotsWind force and direction: Force 3 SESeas/swell: 2m SExSBarometer: 1013 steadySky: 5/8 cu, cnWater temperature: 83.8°F, 28.6 CDistance made good in 24 hours: 161 nmPassage log: 2,439 nmVoyage log: 25,687nmDistance to next port: 1,604nmRemarks: The light
