The most ironic aspect of GB’s and my relationship is my lack o’taste buds and food memory. I have dined well with this man in many countries, but I have a limited sense of smell and therefore taste (I blame my asthma). As such my recall of meals past is hazy, at best. In contrast,…
Ours is more like a sitcom. GB has written some very impressive posts in this here blog. I can assure you that everything he says is true. However, I should like to add a bit of perspective, lest a reader or two assume that GB is an infallible genius not only at the culinary arts…
To genset or not to genset, that was the question……. I studied this issue for close to two years before making a decision. I looked at specifications. Talked to dealers. Talked to owners of gensets and would be owners. Talked to Marianne (my wife) a lot – this decision had the potential to creat a…
I love this place – Despair.com – the posters and cards are called "demotivators" – it sums up my whole attitude toward offshore sailing….
Marianne and I had the first Malo custom built for the American market. In that sense we got a great deal on the boat. But also, Malo and Discovery Yachts were just learning to work together. It probably did not help that our boat broker quit right in the middle of the project, and the…
The essence of propane cookery is learning to use low heat. This lends itself well to seafood, which does not need a high heat to brown food in a stove top dish. Also, it works well since it uses just a bit of propane. We carry a 10 week supply of propane on board. However,…
The Malo 39 is a dry boat. That is – water does not seem to run into it all of the time like my old Hunter 34. All of the typical places where water use to leak in don’t exist. The shaft seal is oil based, so does not need water as a lubricant, and…
Ah batteries – we can’t live with them and we can’t live without them. The 12 volt lifestyle can be can be quite liberating. After all, you have all of this modern stuff with you and you are running it off of a battery. Or you are using this magic box to convert 12dc volts…
Enter the Propane Chef with a RANT. Back when Marianne and myself had a big house in Seattle, we used to entertain a lot. We had Christmas Parties, Thanksgiving, summer parties for 20 -30. Private dinner parties for group of four to six to eight with 3-5 courses. I used to cook for all of…
Our beautiful Malo 39 cane with a windlass, but alas, the windlass did not work. Oh, it pulled up the chain OK, but every third time it snagged on the chain stripper. It was only later we found out why. The Swedish Cruising Club has installed 5000 mooring buoys in Sweden. This is probably more…