I rarely cook with mushrooms because Stephen hates them. But a few months ago, Don and Lynda, our previous seaschool students turned full-time cruisers, visited Fort Lauderdale. They invited us for dinner aboard their Island Spirit catamaran, “Awe-Spray”. Lynda served Mushroom Pesto (unaware Stephen dislikes mushrooms). Stephen almost licked his plate clean. He loved it. […]
This is one of our favorite fish dishes. When we visited Junieh, Lebanon, in 1993 on our boat called ‘Royal Salute’ we fell in love not only with the Lebanese people but with their cooking and it was a happy coincidence when we met Sam and Heather on s/v Cordelia, originally hailing from England, in
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I love this dish! It’s flavorful, quick, easy and the spicy peri-peri sauce gives this dish that little extra umph. The Portuguese who emigrated to the African Cape area that would later become South Africa mixed local herbs and African birds’ eye peppers to create peri-peri (correct spelling in Portuguese is piri-piri). Some say that
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Like many other Americans here in Florida we will be on our boat “Zuri” today, celebrating 4th of July, enjoying a great barbecue and watching fireworks displays in Fort Lauderdale. We have this ritual every 4th of July where we hoist our American flag off the starboard spreader and do some reflecting on our long
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Inspect the Battery for Damage Look for fluid on or around it to determine if it is leaking. Replace any leaky battery. Check for damage and good connections on the terminals, connectors, and cables. Replace any cables with frayed or cracked insulation and tighten any loose connectors. Look for corrosion and clean it off with
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It is important to be as informed as possible when you go into a yacht purchase. Paying a professional surveyor to inspect the yacht and evaluate its condition is part of that process. However, before you set out to look at the boat in question, get as much information as you can about the boat
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Americas Cup Pictures…worth a thousand words! These pictures from the Americas Cup prove just how exciting this upcoming event is going to be. These multihulls achieve speeds and acrobatics fit for the international stage! What a picture this is from Onne van der Wal Nautical Photography! ETNZ averts a capsize by tagging Louis Vuitton Race
I happen to be an iPhone user and cannot help but being biased. I think that the iPhone is one of the best sailing gadgets ever. The iPhone has a wide array of “sailing/boating” apps. You have to sift through them to find the really good and useful ones but even so, all of them are a
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Top10: Legendary Seafaring Explorers. by Norman Brown During the Renaissance, European kingdoms focused their attention on expanding their empires and searching for undiscovered lands. Cross-continental trade became a major facet of the European economy, and so a fast route to the wonders that East Asia offered was considered very valuable. Later on in history, the
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Sperry Top-Sider Men’s A/O 2 Eye Boat Shoe. I love Sperry’s shoes. They are stylish and practical for boating and Sperry has unveiled a great new range for the summer in collaboration with ‘Band of Outsiders’ with the greatest summer colors like orange, blue, green and plaid…really fun! The Waterproof Night Vision Monocular is completely
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There has been a lot of chatter lately on blogs and forums about yacht brokers and we thought that we should address some of the issues and questions. In this article we hope to clearly articulate the value the consumer/buyer can experience from the broker’s negotiating skills, marketing skills and market knowledge. The purchase of
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Viking mariners of old astonished their contemporaries with their prowess at sea and their ability to sail out of sight of land without navigational tools or instruments. While all the other mariners navigated only close to shore, the Vikings sailed and found new colonies across the seas. It was discovered that they navigated by their
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Weighing Anchor Or Dropping A Mooring Under Sail We discussed dropping an anchor under sail in a previous article, so now that you know how to drop an anchor or pick up a mooring ball under sail lets look at how you weigh (lift/retrieve) your anchor or drop the mooring and get underway under sail.
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Dropping An Anchor Or Picking Up A Mooring Under Sail Anchoring or mooring under sail are very important skills every sailor must learn, practice, and master. You never know when you will need to do this in an emergency. When dropping an anchor or picking up a mooring, whether under sail or motor, you always
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(Check out my article about the things to consider for a good galley I published before. I thought that this would be an appropriate add-on). I am a stickler for cleanliness and quite honestly, I used to be a little OCD at times, but I have calmed down now. I am working smarter, not harder.
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How to Raise and Lower Sails On A Catamaran: More Than One Way? I’m Stephen Cockcroft and share these bits of advice out of decades of sailing varied distances, conditions, and boats. Most sailors mistakenly think that there is only one way to raise and lower your
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Catamarans Everywhere at the Strictly Sail Miami Boat Show The Strictly Sail Miami Boat Show has come and gone in what seems like a flash and we have been busily following up on all the interested buyers, charterers and other general inquiries. It was a great show for all of us and we once again
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Cruisers generally live a healthy lifestyle, but we have to be vigilant and be prepared especially when travelling in countries with issues like malaria, cholera, or hepatitis. You should have a basic knowledge of first aid and be able to do CPR. Below we share some resources for cruisers about medical emergencies, first aid, medical
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