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06-APR-2018 LynnH

Pier 21

Galveston Island, Texas

The Barque Picton Castle is a three-masted tall, registered in the Cook Islands, in the South Pacific. The ship is based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
She is best known for adventurous sail training voyages around the world.
The Picton Castle is 179 feet long, displaces 300 tons, and carries 12,500 square feet of sail. When her coed crew goes aloft to furl sail,
they are working ten stories above the deck and they must come to master 175 different lines — and be able to handle them deftly on the blackest of nights.
She sailed for the Royal Navy in WWII. For more info - http://www.picton-castle.com/ship-and-crew/the-picton-castle.html









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Glenn D.26-Apr-2023 02:05
I thought I had recognized the name - from near my old stomping grounds. A great bit of skill to manage such a ship.
Yvonne11-Jun-2018 11:26
What a great pov for this image! v
Graeme11-Jun-2018 09:43
A fine ship.BV!!
Chris11-Jun-2018 07:52
Such interesting info, what skill is needed to sail this beauty.
Paco López11-Jun-2018 04:35
Beautiful compo! V!
larose forest photos11-Jun-2018 02:50
What a beauty. It looks challenging to sail this tall ship. Thanks for the great info. V
Dennis Hoyne11-Jun-2018 02:41
A fine capture of this beautiful ship! V
Carl Carbone11-Jun-2018 02:17
Great perspective!
Jim Coffman11-Jun-2018 01:43
Very nice detail in this tall ship capture...