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