Picton Castle Operations Assistant (18-month term) Picton Castle is a sail training tall ship best known for extended international voyages to exotic ports and islands. Trainee crew, who require no previous sailing experience before signing on, join the ship for an adventure at sea and to learn seamanship skills while working together under the guidance […]
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Bosun School Summer 2021 Graduation
Last week we marked the end of the Bosun School Summer 2021 program with a graduation ceremony for the students. It had been a wonderful summer for Bosun School on the Lunenburg Waterfront: a lot was learned and a lot of very hard work was put forward by the students over the past three months, […]
We are very pleased to announce two upcoming sessions of the Bosun School, one focused on rigging in the autumn of 2021 and one focused on sailmaking in the winter of 2022. Both sessions will take place in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Bosun School is designed to help up-and-coming mariners enhance their hands-on seamanship skills. […]
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Introduction to Caulking
Yesterday afternoon, Captain Moreland led a workshop that introduced the Bosun School students to caulking. We had been waiting until more of our students arrived to get into this specialized skill. Our gang of Canadian students started in mid July and we have been joined over the past few days mostly by students from the […]
Picton Castle is scheduled to set sail on her eighth world circumnavigation voyage shortly. We had hoped, almost expected, to be able to begin the voyage this autumn, but travel restrictions and advisories currently in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic mean that sadly, we must postpone the start of this voyage until the spring […]
Last week, Bosun School students were given an excellent opportunity to learn about fixed moorings by helping overhaul moorings at the Dory Shop to make them safe and secure. Moorings are like permanent anchors for vessels. They serve the same purpose but are quite different than anchors. Captain Michael Moreland of Ironbound Rigging was engaged […]
Last Friday in Lunenburg the sun was shining, and it was such a beautiful day on the waterfront. It was the perfect opportunity for Bosun School students to launch two of the Picton Castle’s wooden boats and practice some rowing! But first the team had to get the boats to the beach to launch. This […]
The beautiful, world-renowned Schooner BLUENOSE II is a Lunenburg, Nova Scotia icon. She is one of the largest two-masted schooners in the world. The original Bluenose was launched as a Grand Banks fishing and racing schooner on 26 March 1921 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. It was designed by William Roué and built by the Smith […]
Canada’s border will open to fully vaccinated US citizens and permanent residents on August 9th. This means that we can now accept students from the USA for Bosun School! So, if you have not applied already, get your applications in straight away. Bosun School is a marine skills enhancement program for aspiring mariners who already […]
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Summer 2021 Bosun School Begins!
Today is the official first day of Bosun School here in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Students have arrived over the past few days and we got started with our first full day of instruction today. We’re glad to welcome students to this summer’s session! Bosun School is a land-based skills enhancement program for people who […]