Sandwich Baskets

This idea was suggested by my friend Tom Rose who sails “Corsair”. This gadget saves on water by cutting the amount of dishes you have to wash, and it saves on trash because of less bulky paper products. Less water, less trash, it’s a winner on any boat. The idea is to use just a napkin or a very thin

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Spices to Go

If I’m going on a delivery, chartering, or racing long distance offshore and I’m responsible for the cooking, here’s one of the tricks I use. Buying spices can be expensive, and if you are on the boat for just one week, it can be wasteful too. So what I do is use a “pill dispenser” to bring some spices along

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Dish Pegs

Dish Pegs – The problem was that while underway, and healed over, we couldn’t open the cabinet that housed our dishes or they’d all come sliding out. We installed 4″ high pegs in the cabinet shelf to keep these items from falling out on us. The pegs are easily removable, and can be configured in any way by drilling more

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