The Captain's Log
Picton Castle Captain and his crew post of their travels around the world.
Day’s Run – 24 July 2017
By Purser: Allison Steele After leaving the busy Port of Quebec at 0700 yesterday, participating in the Parade of Sail as we went, we began …
Quebec City – The Pinnacle of the Rendez-vous
Quebec City has rolled out the red carpet, so to speak, for all of the tall ships gathered here now including Picton Castle. This is …
Day’s Run – 17 July, 2017
By Purser Allison Steele As we make our way up the St. Lawrence Canal towards Quebec, crew is enjoying somewhat warmer weather, sunshine and the …
Captain’s Log – Sept-Îles, Quebec
July 10/17 – by Purser Allison After hoisting anchor at La Petite Basque the morning of July 7th we made our way through the bay …
Captain’s Log – The Purser’s Summerside
By Purser Allison Steele The PICTON CASTLE came into Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada after a great passage up from Boston, USA and received a …
Day’s Run – 4 July, 2017
The crew woke to a somewhat chilly morning as we make our way towards the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which is an odd feeling for …
Captain’s Log – Boston to Summerside
At about 1300 on the 22nd of June PICTON CASTLE stood out past the Boston Light, set to the t’gallants. After five busy days in …
Day’s Run – 3 July, 2017
By Ship’s Purser Allison With 8 new trainees on board from Summerside the new crew are becoming familiar with the ways of the PICTON CASTLE. …
Day’s Run – 27 June, 2017
By Ship’s Purser: Allison Steele Today we heaved up anchor at 0830 and headed to meet our pilot to take us through the Canso Strait. …
Day’s Run – 25 June, 2017
By: Purser Allison Sunday Funday! Sunday at sea means a lighter work day for the crew. Although we are still a 24/7 ship and things …