Picton Castle's Tall Ship Word of the Day

We run a sail training tall ship, so why not start the training now? Learn the lingo, then sign on as a trainee crew member for the adventure of a lifetime! No sailing experience necessary. picton-castle.com

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Tall Ship Word of the Day: Splicing - Answer!

It was a Crane Splice. Did you get it?

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Tall Ship Word of the Day: Splicing?

You’ve done well with the knots, so we thought we’d throw in a splice or two. Can you name this splice? 

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Tall Ship Word of the Day: Chain Answer

They are rudder chains - a fairly unimaginative name, don't you think? Rudder chains are loose chains or ropes which fasten the rudder to the quarters to prevent its loss in case it gets unshipped, and for operating it in case the tiller or the wheel is broken.

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Tall Ship Word of the Day: What are these?

Can you tell us what these chains are called?

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Tall Ship Word of the Day: Answer!

It was a drawing of a Ketch. Skibladner II is a Danish Gaff Ketch, and she is also a member of Sail Training International -- like Picton Castle.

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Tall Ship Word of the Day: What Ship is this?

Okay – another ship back-to-front test. What type of ship is pictured? Comment below with your answer!

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Tall Ship Word of the Day: Stock - Answer

Answer: c) the straight-across-the-top part of an anchor. Not every anchor has a stock - there are many different types of anchors (including stockless anchors).

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Tall Ship Word of the Day: Stock?

What is the stock? a. The protruding bulb at the bow of a ship just below the waterline. b. The long pole that sticks out from the bow of a ship. c. The straight-across-the-top horizontal part of an anchor. d. The up-and-down vertical part of an anchor.

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Tall Ship Word of the Day: Let Fall - Answer!

“Let fall” is a command given in a small boat – small boat skills are important even when you’re living the life on a tall ship, and we teach you small boat skills when you sail with Picton Castle. When you hear “Let fall!” you should let your oars fall into oarlocks using the crook of your outboard arm to control the oar. Trim oars horizontally with blades trimmed fore and aft.

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Tall Ship Word of the Day: Let Fall?

Okay: Sit back, relax, put yourself in the midst of an ocean adventure. Think of the entire experience of sailing a tall ship around the world. The total experience. If you were to hear the command “Let Fall”, what would that mean to you?

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Tall Ship Word of the Day: Cat-Head

Answer b) A piece of timber or metal projecting from each side of the ship’s bow to support a bower anchor.

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Tall Ship Word of the Day: What is a Cathead?

a. The kitty litter box stored on ships which have ship cats.

b. A piece of timber or metal projecting from each side of the ship’s bow to support a bower anchor.

c. A mark on the foremost side of the binnacle through which, if a line were drawn from the centre of the compass it would be parallel to the keel - to show the helmsman how the compass is pointing.

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Tall Ship Word of the Day: Answer!

The answer is Zinc Anode. Picton Castle just had her zinc anodes replaced when she was up out of the water in Fiji.

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Tall Ship Word of the Day: What is this?

Attached to the outside of the hull of metal boats is a device whose purpose is to help protect the hull from corrosion. Can you tell me what it’s called?

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Tall Ship Word of the Day: Turks Head - Answer

  Answer: d. A Turk's head is a decorative knot with a variable number of interwoven strands, forming a closed loop. 

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bonfire by the ocean. is there anything better?

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Ship Cat Series - The Picton Castle’s ship cat Chibley!

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♥ Chibley :*(    we still miss you! And as much as we do love George, our new ship cat, he'll never replace you!