[C320-list] Cooking Aboard (from Blue Water Sailing article link)

[Barbara Uhlman]

I too am interested in your menu, recipes, tips, etc.  Thanks so much.
 
Barb
Whisper, #1158

--- On Fri, 10/17/08, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
Subject: [C320-list] Cooking Aboard (from Blue Water Sailing article link)
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Date: Friday, October 17, 2008, 8:08 AM

Adam,
I am one of those oddballs that actually enjoys cooking real food on board.
We also, contribute an occasional dinner cruise and am looking for something
new to try. Please share your five course menu and any tips on what you do
to adapt to the limitations of the galley.

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 8:46 PM, Chef Adam Weiner
<esquirecatering at rcn.com>wrote:

> David, you bring up a great point in that some people can do things that
> others can't in the same conditions.
>
> I donate about eight times a year for charity auctions a day or evening on
> San Francisco Bay with full gourmet meals.  Last Sunday I served a five
> course dinner which, to be immodest, was one of the best meals I have
> served
> on a charity cruise.
>
> One woman in the group repeatedly commented that she could not believe I
> was
> turning out course after course of food from such a small galley.  She
kept
> saying that her kitchen at home was 20 times that size and she
couldn't
> turn
> out food close too that.  After about the 10th time of her saying this I
> muttered under my breath:  "The size of the kitchen doesn't
determine the
> stature of a chef."  Some can sail a 320 comfortably anywhere, some
will
> have problems.
>
> By the way, regarding horror stories in SOUNDINGNGS, they seldom print
> something that says:  "A Catalina 320 sailed from San Francisco to
Honolulu
> arriving safely last week.  The trip took 19 days and other than a couple
> of
> sun burns the crew was fine and dandy.  Oh yes, there was nothing eventful
> about the trip.  Nothing broke, and except for a little routine
> maintenance,
> the crew had time to read, sleep, nap, and drink plenty of cold beer from
> the reefer."
>
> Picture what would have happened to the BLUEWATER article if he wrote that
> nothing of interest happened and it was a mundane, ho hum trip.  No one
> reads undramatic news. Just like today's news.  We hear about
foreclosures,
> we don't hear about the loans that are being paid off.
>
> Adam
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of David Nolte
> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 4:30 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>  Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing article link
>
> Allan et al,
>
> I talked to the people at BWS today and they will be posting the
> article on their website www.bwsailing.com around November 1st.
> Reprint rights for our site would be great for future reference.
>
> On the way back to my car from the Annapolis Powerboat show today
> there was a 320 moored just off the bridge to Eastport. Looked like a
> real cruiser - wind generator, radar, jerry cans on deck, etc., and a
> structure that allowed for the cockpit to be fully enclosed. Heading
> South I bet. Would love to have talked to them. I could not make out
> the name.
>
> I love reading books by and about people who have cruised
> extensively. Sometimes it sounds pretty easy. Then I read the monthly
> real life rescues and disaster stories in Soundings, which bring you
> back to earth. I have heard Jimmy Cornell speak several times. He has
> hundreds of thousands of miles under his belt, with no serious
> situations. As he preaches and writes - its all about not being in
> the wrong place at the wrong time, and your planning can go a long
> way towards achieving that.
>
> David Nolte
> Beach House #4
>
>
> On Oct 16, 2008, at 5:54 PM, Allan S. Field wrote:
>
> > Mike - I already did this, or at least have asked for permission to
> > do so.
> > Hope all is well with your downgrade (grin!). - Allan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> > [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of
> > mike at brycesystems.com
> > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 7:27 AM
> > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing
> >
> > It is an excellent article. Suggest obtaining reprint rights for C320
> > website as it will be valuable for future owners too
> > Mike LaChance
> > ex-Commodore C320IA and occasional lurker
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "Jon Vez" <jonvez at comcast.net>
> >
> > Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:23:06
> > To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing
> >
> >
> > I would also appreciate a copy Allan. jonvez at comcast.net
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> > [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Allan
> > S. Field
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 10:37 PM
> > To: Catalina Association List
> > Subject: [C320-list] Blue Water Sailing
> >
> > For anyone thinking of offshore sailing in a Catalina 320, you
> > might want to
> > take a look at an article in the November 2008 issue of Blue Water
> > Sailing
> > titled A Passage to the Islands.  Alessandra, a C320, was sailed
> > from St.
> > Simon's Island to St. Thomas, a 1,300 mile nonstop journey, by a
> > professional delivery crew.  The article is quite detailed
> > regarding the
> > 320's shortcomings for blue water sailing and ends with faint
> > praise: ."it
> > will certainly be a good boat for weekends sailing around the
> > islands.  That
> > is, after all, her intended purpose."
> >
> >
> >
> > I am going to scan the article for saving.  If anyone wants a copy,
> > let me
> > know.  I'll collect names  and send it out in about 2 weeks when
I
> > return
> > from a trip to Lake Tahoe.
> >
> >
> >
> > Allan S. Field
> >
> > Sea Shadow - #808
> >
> > Columbia, MD
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> David Nolte
> Nettle NetR BOAT POOLR
>  800-962-9020
> www.nojellyfish.com
> dcnolte at mac.com
>
>
>
>


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Chris Burti Farmville, NC