All Aboard (May): Gourmet Galleys & Solar Panels
Welcome aboard, water lovers, and welcome to a brand new roundup of some of the best boating blogs on the world wide web. From sailing tips, to oceanic adventures, we’ve dived into the depths of the internet to bring you some of the best reads from the seven seas and beyond.
This month, get inspired by Follow The Boats’ adventures and their solar panel set up, find out what essential kit you’ll need to take on your first family sea fishing expedition, plus discover a great resource that will teach you to create delicious meals in your galley.
Installing Solar Panels with Follow The Boat
From the Red Sea to Malaysia, it would be quicker to list the destinations which Follow The Boat‘s Liz & Jamie haven’t sailed to. It’s well worth checking out the entirety of the site, where you can follow their adventures aboard Esper by clicking on a map of the globe.
Today, however, we’re sharing a slightly more prosaic (albeit helpful) blog all about installing solar panels. Placement is key in this task, and the post offers some valuable pros, cons and pointers which certainly come in handy for anyone keen to give their craft a little more Green power.
Family Fishing Essentials to Take on Your Next Trip
According to blogger Gary Reich “a bad day fishing is better than a good day in the office”. If you share Gary’s take on life, chances are you’ll also want to instil the same belief in the younger members of your family.
But fishing as a family is a little different to heading out with adult companions. To make sure you’re all ready for a great, safe day out, Boat Trader has published Gary’s blog listing all of the essential kit you’ll need to make your first family fishing expedition a great success.
Gourmet Galley: Kitchen Tips for Sailors
If you’re tired of baked beans and preserved foodstuffs when you’re sailing the ocean waves, this blog from Carolyn Shearlock is the website you’ve been unwittingly searching for.
Crammed with over 800 tips and recipes for cooking aboard a boat, Carolyn’s blog The Boat Galley will help to make your own galley just a little more gourmet.
We’ve chosen to share her techniques and tips section which houses a little bit of everything; from great “make ahead” dinners, to baking bread on board and the secret to perfectly pan frying fresh fish. Fantastic for adding a little flavour and tastiness after you set sail.
Do you have a fail safe “Galley Recipe”? What are your top cooking tips aboard a boat? Have you got any better ideas for solar panel placement? Share your thoughts and expertise with other readers below.
