The Captain's Log
Picton Castle Captain and his crew post of their travels around the world.
Toronto then Bound Down the St. Lawrence River
Picton Castle wrapped up a two-week stay in Toronto this past Sunday, casting off the mooring lines and heading out into Lake Ontario and then …
Captain’s Log – Bound for Toronto
Picton Castle set sail from Quebec City on Tuesday August 2nd, bound for Toronto. The ship gained a number of admirers in Quebec City and …
Captain’s Log – Quebec City
Picton Castle made a grand entrance at Quebec City on Thursday July 28th. As you may remember, we have been working on a project that …
Day’s Run – 12 July, 2016
And the next low pressure system comes through bringing near gale force winds for the day. PICTON CASTLE is crawling along upwind under short sail …
Day’s Run – 11 July, 2016
Another day working through the Atlantic, to the North this time. Breeze filled in westerly in the morning and has been a steady Force 5 …
Day’s Run – 10 July, 2016
Weather forecasting has been an amazing advancement to safety at sea: to be able to have a heads up to what’s around the corner and …
Day’s Run – 9 July, 2016
With conditions continuing to be fresh over night we got in T’gallants early in the morning. The day dawned warm and sunny and when the …
Day’s Run – 8 July, 2016
Winds continued to be light and baffling throughout the night. At one point a breeze sprang up from the north east, prompting us to wear …
Day’s Run – 7 July, 2016
And after the gale comes the calm. The wind and seas abated enough in the early morning hours and we got the ship underway under …
Day’s Run – 6 July, 2016
As predicted, the wind began to build in the early morning hours. At around 4am the Barometer started to fall and we started to get …