By Purser Allison We are approaching the Boston Harbour Shipping Lanes and have seen quite a bit of activity not just with vessels but with marine life. We were fortunate to see whales today that were quite curious about our comparatively small ship that they came to visit. Captain Sikkema held workshops on ratline splices, […]
The City of Hamilton, Capital of Bermuda is nestled into the surrounding harbour, where we, the beautiful black PICTON CASTLE was at anchor. Not like a typical city that comes to mind, our view from the ship consisted of colourful buildings, none taller than three or four stories high, two clock towers and maybe a
By Purser Allison Sunday Funday but the ship’s work is never done. Today we had two workshops; the first of which was bending on headsails after which crew used their new skills to bend on the flying jib. Captain Sikkema also conducted a workshop on splicing and whipping. Each crew member learned how to make an eye splice
By Purser Allison With beautiful clear weather, the crew returned to regular ship’s work. There was a workshop on bending on sail and most of the crew participated in sending up and bending on the Main Course. Other crew assisted the Sailmaker final steps in creating a new deck awning to be ready for Boston.
By: Purser Allison Hove to at 0820 for weather and rode out the force 8 winds and 6-metre waves. At 1300 the weather broke and we started to see sunshine and resumed our course, bending on the mizzen topmast stays’l and downrigged the heavy weather gear. We celebrated Matt’s birthday and enjoyed cake and
Crew practised sail handling, knot tying and lines. Replaced fore upper tops’l braces. Bound from: Hamilton/St. Georges, Bermuda Towards: Boston, USA Noon position: 34° 18.3’N 066° 33.0’W Days Run: 93nm Passage Distance Run: 188nm Distance Remaining: 550nm Course and Speed: NExN 5kn Wind: W Weather: squalls Swell Height + Direction: 2m W
Ongoing training, Captain held a passage discussion to inform crew of the potential weather during our leg and common patterns for the area. Bound from: Hamilton/St. Georges, Bermuda Towards: Boston, USA Noon position: 32° 51.3’N 065°.54.9’W Passage Distance Run: 103nm Distance Remaining: 635nm Course and Speed: WNW Wind: SXW Weather: Good Swell Height + Direction:
By Allison Steele June 5, 2017 As the Picton Castle prepares for departure to Boston, there are many things to reflect upon during our stay in Bermuda, mostly being the incredible hospitality of her people. With an influx of visitors for both the America’s Cup and the Tall Ship Races, the residents always found time to
By Allison Steele After a few rough days at sea with rain, gale force winds and 10+ foot seas, the sun finally broke through and the seas calmed. New trainees jumped in with both feet and began to learn the ways of the ship. The Picton Castle boasts over 12,000 square feet of canvas and
Friday May 26, 2017 After a boisterous few days under sail in strong conditions first light broke with a clear sky this morning, our first since Picton Castle set out from Charleston after an excellent meeting of Tall Ships there. With the ship quietly rolling along under tops’ls and the fores’l at about 5.5 knots
