The Captain's Log
Picton Castle Captain and his crew post of their travels around the world.
Snowy Day in Lunenburg
We’re not used to seeing the decks of our mostly tropical-sailing barque covered in snow, but that they are today. It’s not a good day …
Crossing Yards
Thursday December 8, 2016 What comes down out of the rig must go back up! Bosun School students sent down yards back in September, they …
Conference Time in Sweden
Captain Moreland and I just got home to Lunenburg from the Sail Training International conference in Halmstad, Sweden. This is an annual conference, held in …
Bosun School Does the Holidays!
It’s been an incredibly busy week here in Lunenburg. Captain Moreland and Maggie travelled to Sweden for a Sail Training International conference and Gabe has …
Visiting Canada For Rendezvous 2017
Close to a year ago, we decided to sign on for the Rendezvous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta. This means that in the summer of 2017, …
HMS Picton Castle
With a hull form derived from the famous Brixham sailing trawlers, our Picton Castle started her life as a fishing vessel after she was launched …
Bosun School Learns Sailmaking
For the past few weeks, Bosun School students have been focused on sailmaking. It’s a good skill for a bosun to have – by making …
Captain’s Log: Introduction to Sailmaking – Ditty Bags
One of the best first projects for any beginner sailmaker is a ditty bag. What is a ditty bag and why would one want to …
Captain’s Log – Wire Splicing
Last week, after having served a number of footropes, Bosun School students moved on to wire splicing. Specifically, splicing an eye into the end of …
Captain’s Log – Introduction to Sailmaking
Captain Moreland started the sailmaking section of the Bosun School by explaining the shape of a headsail and how to do a first layout of …