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Hunting
Catching a fish
My nephew Adrian, from Australia, was crewing for us a few years back. We were doing a lot of diving and I was getting him into spearfishing. We were down about 65 feet and I pointed out a nice Hog Fish for him to shoot. He stalked it and Bam! I noticed that the fish went crazy and got off. Guess he just nicked it. Oh well, next time. While he was retrieving his spear and reloading the gun I saw a nice Snapper so I went after it. (more…)
With full fuel tanks and jerry jugs, we departed Mexico from the southern port of Zihuateneo. Those first few days heading south to Costa Rica and Panama were uneventful with not much wind or excitement. Even the dreaded Bay of Tihuanapec in Southern Mexico, which can have gales of 80 knot winds come up with no warning, was tame. The seas were flat and there was very little wind as we moved down the Central American coast. We had both sails up but at times, we were moving at only 2-3 knots. We would start the engine to charge the batteries but needed to conserve fuel as much as possible. It had been a slow boat to China, or Panama to be precise. Whenever conditions are so calm, it is a perfect time to cook up a meal that you wouldn’t normally attempt while under way. A pizza sounded just perfect to us. (more…)
We had heard so much about the San Blas Islands of Panama that we were naturally excited to be arriving there for the first time. This archipelago of over 365 islands and cayes are part of the Comarca de Kuna Yala and located to the east of the Panama Canal. It sounded like such a perfect cruising ground. Unfortunately, our first days there comprised of a depressing loss and search of our inflatable tender. The reason it was lost wasn’t theft, it was just simple human error. But, as always with boating, lessons are learned and eyes are opened as we visit new countries. (more…)
I am not a trained chef. Really it was only a slight interest to me as a young adult. I knew enough to get by when I was single and had a couple of signature dishes to show off to a new boyfriend. That was until my husband and I landed our job as Captain and Chef on a charter boat. Chef – that’s me. Old land based friends would say ‘I didn’t know you could cook Max’. It’s amazing what you can do if you put your mind to it. After working for a charter boat company for three years in the BVI’s we moved into working on our own private charter boat. It’s a natural evolution that most crews do. (more…)
“I hear there are clams up that river”, said Steve who was cruising on his boat from Gig Harbor, Washington. “That’s right’ piped in his wife. “I read in the cruising guide, there is a small creek heading north from that beach that has lots of clams. We just need some buckets and something to shovel with.” The idea sounded great to us. A little land excursion is always good when you are living on a boat. (more…)
