Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

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Category: Provisionning

Provisioning shares how we plan, shop, and stock up to travel to remote places. I’ll tell you where to find cabbage that beads with freshness, and how we make coffee in places where espresso doesn’t exist. Beyond that, Provisioning covers the Olympic sport of hauling groceries out by dinghy and finding space for it all aboard.

Shows weevil larvae in pasta
January 13, 2024July 23, 2026Lorraine Escher

Weeviling: managing weevils on a sailboat in Micronesia

May 22, 2023July 30, 2026Lorraine Escher

Fiji Biosecurity: Meat, Dairy & Produce Rules for Sailors

Dairy-free mint chocolate chunk ice cream
December 8, 2016August 7, 2026Lorraine Escher

Easy Dairy-Free Mint Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream (No-Churn)

Going meatless in the Dominican Republic
July 12, 2016August 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Beans: Going Meatless While Cruising the Dominican Republic

November 29, 2015August 16, 2026Lorraine Escher

First Dinghy Drive: Grocery Shopping Becomes a Sport

Ingredients for homemade icecream for a boy who lives on a sailboat with food allergies.
October 14, 2015August 7, 2026Lorraine Escher

Making Ice Cream on a Sailboat: Off-Grid Luxury

Provisions on SV Aphrodite, dry processed goods
September 5, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Meal planning and provisioning for a family afloat: six suggestions for cruisers

March 14, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Grocery list for passage planning – starting with a bare fridge and pantry

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