The Captain's Log
Picton Castle Captain and his crew post of their travels around the world.
Day’s Run – March 30, 2018
By Cara Lauzon Last night was another clear and beautiful night, the moon was so bright it’s hard to tell when it’s dawn. Ship’s cat …
Day’s Run – March 29, 2018
By Cara Lauzon Beautiful sunset and night yesterday, as Captain Sikkema put it, “The ship sped along on silver seas under an almost full moon.” …
Day’s Run – March 28, 2018
By Cara Lauzon We started our day with unbending and lowering the main t’gallant in order to fix a small tear in the sail. John, …
Day’s Run – March 27, 2018
By Cara Lauzon Another beautiful night of clear sailing last night. The wind picked up in the early morning and now we are crossing the …
Day’s Run – March 26, 2018
By Cara Lauzon Last night was just amazing, the moon was bright and the sailing smooth, clear skies and stars. I (the Purser) stayed on …
Day’s Run – March 25, 2018
By Cara Lauzon Yesterday afternoon we enjoyed a workshop from the Captain on sail theory and balance. Ship’s cat Fiji was very interested in the …
Day’s Run – March 24, 2018
By Cara Lauzon Yet another beautiful sunny day out here! The 8-12 watch is currently dressing the royal yard to send it up in the …
Day’s Run – March 23, 2018
By Cara Lauzon We were anchored yesterday in the Turks and Caicos. To our Port was wide open beaches, to our starboard wide open sea. …
Day’s Run – March 21, 2018
By Cara Lauzon Pleasant evening last night, and a beautiful night. Woke yet again to another sunny day. The wind picked up and we got …
Day’s Run – March 20, 2018
By Cara Lauzon Yesterday evening the sunset was incredible. I caught this photo of Anne-Laure taking sights with a sextant, she has been navigating the …