Barque PICTON CASTLE out to the South Pacific – Autumn 2025
Sailing from the old Atlantic seaport of Lunenburg Nova Scotia, Canada, on or before November 1 this year, the Barque PICTON CASTLE casts off from her berth on the working waterfront, and head out to sea, catch the oceans winds bound south down the North Atlantic. She sets sail with her crew and trainees on an eight month blue-water sailing ship voyage southbound in the tropics to ride the worlds tradewinds for the South Pacific. Across the blue Caribbean Sea, transit the marvel of the Panama Canal, then head for the enchanting Galapagos, then a long ocean passage for the remote home of the BOUNTY Mutineers at Pitcairn Island, on to beckoning Tahiti and legendary islands of French Polynesia, Marquesas, Tuamotus, Societies and Austral Islands before sailing back to the Caribbean by way of mysterious Rapa Nui (Easter Island) to join the grand convocation of the fleet of Tall Ships from many countries, gathering on the East Coast of North America on the 250 Anniversary of the founding the United States by mid-June 2025. For more details soon – www.picton-castle.com
As a dedicated ‘sail training ship’, all hands stand watches at sea and in port, steer the ship, handle sail, tar the rig, make the sails, scrub the decks (and the dishes) learn the way of a ship at sea and leave their shore lives behind for a while. Haul braces, climb aloft, learn navigation, tropical trade-wind blue-water sailing, small boat handling, rigging and meet and also explore ashore and befriend islanders on their own beautiful island homes as they welcome the PICTON CASTLE back once again.
