Picton Castle: Tall ship to sail into Lunenburg Saturday [Video]

The tall ship Picton Castle will celebrate her eighth sail around the world on Saturday afternoon when she returns to her home base of Lunenburg, N.S.

The 179 foot three-masted barque, under the command of Captain Daniel Moreland, began her current voyage in May 2023, marking the start of a 14-month global circumnavigation.

According to a news release, this is the first voyage the ship was able to make since operations were shut down due to travel restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

During her current voyage, the Picton Castle sailed 30,000 nautical miles, which included port calls in the Galapagos Islands, Fiji, Bali, Cape Town, Grenada, Saint Martin and many more locations.

The Picton Castle crew members include both professional mariners and trainee members. The trainees learn valuable skills and stand watches alongside the professionals to learn from them during the sail.

Trainees don’t need any previous sailing experience to start and will learn …