| How do you get to the grocery store when your | | | | non-refrigerated section of the grocery store |
| a thousand miles from shore, and a thousand | | | | will stay good for months at a time. |
| and two miles from the nearest grocery store? | | | | |
| The short answer is you don't. The longer | | | | Anywhere you can find a place to store |
| answer will be presented here, and it begins | | | | snacks, be sure to take advantage of it. |
| with a trip down below to see what you've got | | | | Boating always seems to make people hungry, |
| stashed in the galley of your boat. | | | | but doesn't always seem to provide the |
| Provisioning for a extended boating trip is | | | | opportunity to stop what your doing and make |
| no small task. If you forget something, | | | | something fancy. Healthy snacks will be |
| there's no quick run to the convenience store | | | | better to fuel the fires that keep the crew |
| to pick up a couple of things. Out in the | | | | and the boat going. |
| middle of the ocean, if you can't catch it, | | | | |
| or find it somewhere in the galley, your not | | | | Be careful of what foods you store together. |
| going to eat it. Here's a few quick ideas to | | | | They're not always compatible. Apples and |
| get you started thinking about boat | | | | carrots stored together, will often cause |
| provisioning. | | | | bitterness in the carrots. If onions are |
| | | | stored with potatoes, the onions will steal |
| To start a list of what kind of provisions | | | | moisture from the potatoes. |
| you think you'll need, draw up a menu with a | | | | |
| weeks worth of meals your boating crew would | | | | Most fruit should be bought in the |
| enjoy. Then figure out what would be | | | | not-yet-ripe state, and then stored in a way |
| required to make each meal. This list should | | | | to slow down the ripening process. Green |
| be a good base to build from when you | | | | apples stored in the dark should last a |
| actually start buying items for the boat | | | | couple of weeks. |
| trip. | | | | |
| | | | Give some thought to were you store items in |
| Be sure to have some very simple to prepare | | | | the boat. Storage lockers closer to the hull |
| meals. When weather is rough, and the boat | | | | and below the waterline will be cooler, and |
| galley is an unworkable environment, some | | | | better for produce. Especially if you are |
| pre-packaged meals that require no heating | | | | going to be boating in warm tropical areas. |
| will be a saving grace. | | | | |
| | | | While there is a lot to consider, some |
| Keep an eye out for foods that will stay | | | | thorough and logical planning will make |
| fresh for long periods of time, or are | | | | things smoother come launch day. And while |
| packaged in such a way as to say fresh | | | | you may forget a few items, or lose a few |
| longer. Cheese that is packaged in wax, will | | | | perishables in transit, don't fret. It's |
| stay good for a very long time. Some salami, | | | | only a thousand and two miles to the nearest |
| sausage and pepperoni that is keep in the | | | | grocery store. |