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Chasing Pins

By Chelsea McBroom March 30th, 2014 I like to think about my first month aboard the Picton Castle, when there were nearly fifty people aboard sailing from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand. That was nearly six months ago now. One of the best things about being aboard the ship, and also maybe one of …

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Leaving Huahine

By Chelsea McBroom March 28th, 2014 After the starboard watch returned to the Picton Castle from their overnight expedition in the monomoy, they told us excitedly that they had sweet revenge on the sand crabs that had bothered the port watch the night before. Late at night they decided to cook and eat them all, …

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Biking Huahine

By Chelsea McBroom March 25th, 2014 Starboard watch had their day off ashore at the French Polynesian island of Huahine while port watch was aboard the Picton Castle loosing and drying sails. Our original plan for our day off was to rent kayaks for the day and paddle around the island, making a stop at …

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