Our good sailing continues. We had a few squalls during the night and the crew reacted well getting sail off aft to get the ship …

The wind continues to slowly build and we are now consistently making between 5 and 6 kts on a beam reach or ‘half wind’. In …

And the wind finally came, a Force 4 breeze filled in a little North of West last night and we shut down to sail. We …

The wind again left us last night prompting us to yet again fire up the trusty B&W. We will continue to steam through the day …

We continued to sail slowly through the night along the Iberian coast. This provided a great opportunity to drill in sail handling at night and …

This morning dawned clear and bright along the Spanish coast. We made our way through the traffic lanes off Cape Finesterre in the early morning …

The wind has been light, but we have been quite lucky with the weather in the Bay of Biscay. Known for its westerly gales and …

As pleasant as yesterday’s sailing was it came to an end late last night when the wind died out completely. So on came the engine …

The tide waits for no man, and as such PICTON CASTLE hove up anchor at the turn of the tide a little after 0600 this …

With good weather and no wind, today was an excellent day to get some ships work done with all hands. We are expecting some wind …