Westward Bound
Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomons, Bali, Reunion, Madagascar, Cape Town, St. Helena, Senegal, Cape Verde, Caribbean - July 2014 to May 2015
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The Barque Picton Castle is a three-masted tall ship based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada but best known for our sail training voyages around the world. Sign aboard as a trainee to explore the legendary South Pacific including Pitcairn Island, French Polynesia, Samoa and Fiji from February to May 2014, or be Westward Bound starting in July 2014 as Picton Castle sails from Fiji back to her North American home in Lunenburg by way of Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Bali, Reunion, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, St. Helena, Senegal, Cape Verde, and the islands of the Eastern Caribbean. No previous sailing experience is necessary, just a strong back and willing heart.
Latest Captain's Log
Russell, aka Kororareka
November 28, 2013 At anchor off the old colonial village of Russell, also known as Kororareka in the Maori language. Once the capital of New Zealand, we are told. Smaller than Mahone Bay it is. We had a beautiful day ...
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Summerside Man Sails From Australia to New Zealand
Trainee Brian Matthie, from Summerside, PEI, Canada, signed on to sail from Sydney to Auckland. When he returned home, his local newspaper wrote a story about his adventures.
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