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What a Great Day!

30 Thursday Aug 2012

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We sailed out of the marina about 11:30am and headed East towards the Delta. Well as luck would have it 30 minutes later the winds were down to 3 knots. Time for plan B. Spun Sereno around and headed West towards the Bay. We spent the rest of a fantastic day mostly close hauled with favorable winds of 15 to 20 knots and blue sky. What a great day to be on the water!

g.

Interesting Cocktails

29 Wednesday Aug 2012

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A couple of months ago I posed a question on a popular cruising forum ( Whats your favorite cocktail after you anchor or tie up from a day on the water? ). My post had over 5000 lookers from around the World and about 120 replies so far. Just thought you might like to see some of the more interesting cocktail recipes.    Cheers!     G.

My own homemade banana, vanilla, caramel flavored rum. a shot at room temp.
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Atoll’s internationally famous rum punch aka “knicker remover”,guarenteed to get charter guests in bed by 8 pm,young women frolicking,older women pole dancing and old salts singing…..
for a pitcher use,1/2 bottle dark rum,1/2 liter fresh orange juice,1/2 liter pinapple juice,a dash of angostura bitters,100 ml grenadine syrup,water from 1 drinking coconut,fill pitcher with ice,serve with deep fried salted coconut chips.
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Ah, cocktail hour. When my father is on board, the passage plan
must show the anchor down by 16:30, or he will not approve it.Our
faves:1. Gin martini with olives, on the rocks. Just a drop of
vermouth.
2. G&T
3. Pimm’s Cup
4. An unnamed one which I made up, a
modified screwdriver — vodka, orange juice, cayenne pepper sauce.
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Just a simple Vodka Martini/olive. Used to like Gin but I tink it starred ta messs up me hhaed..hed…..head!
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Our internationally famous rum punch is called “Joy Juice” – not designed to
remove any knickers, but to SPREAD THE JOY. (Our boat is s/v More Joy
Everywhere. Yes, sometimes the irony gets pretty thick.)
The Joy Juice
recipe is super top secret. Just kidding. Take a two quart pitcher. Add one
quart of juice. Like mango, orange, grapefruit, pineapple, and/or papaya, and
include a dash of grenadine -pretty color. One quart alcohol. Various rums
(coconut, mango, dark, spiced – but I NEVER use bacardi paint thinner),
vodka (maybe flavored), and a few splashes of amaretto, and/or other liquors
that might be yummy, like chambord or grand marnier. Serve with a bit of ginger
ale, club soda, or sprite for the wimps who can’t take it straight up
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My favorite cocktail after anchoring is
a good agua de XXX whatever fruit i can find–limon, pina, mango, melon,
whatever–NO alcohol. and fresh water,not
mineralized bubble water..yukkkkkky
stuff, that.
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I guess my choice of cocktail depends where we are at anchor and what
I have available.Morning in a beautiful quiet spot- a mimosa is a
beautiful way to start the day. Usually, on a mooring or dock because you
tend to get lazy even after one.
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In Mexico,the drink
was rum with pineapple, touch of orange,mango and guava juices. With that much
vitamin C it’s no wonder cruisers are a healthy bunch!! Or a regular ol’
margarita- on rocks with salt. Back home recently I ordered a margy- they
brought the frozen stuff-ugh! Forgot they made those.
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Recently,
friends have started us doing a sort of margarita- only they use silver
tequila,triple sec and they squeeze in fresh grapefruit juice. It’s a refreshing
change & not so sweet.Of course, enjoying a beautiful sunset-Grand
Mariner in a crystal glass is perfect!
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Just whack the top off the coconut, and add a splash of rum, it doesn’t get any
better than that.
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Good rum & coconut water. Simple, natural, and 100% tropical ingredients.

Sailboat Junkie

23 Thursday Aug 2012

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A picture of our first sailboat almost 30 years ago on lake Berryessa in Napa County, CA. It was a 14 footer and plenty fast. We trailered that boat to a few different lakes in Northern Ca sometimes camping with our 2 dogs. Fun times!

The story of why and how we got started sailing began the summer before Cindy and I moved to California. It was 1982, and I worked for Xerox at the time. My team had decided to have a BBQ party at a lake in New York State. At the time, we lived in New Jersey. A couple of the guys had brought boats. A ski boat, the one I wanted to get on and a Force 5 sailboat. While waiting for a chance to go skiing my friend with the sailboat kept asking and asking to take me out sailing. I really had no interest but eventually caved in. Within a minute of the wind catching that sail I was hooked. I’m not sure why I guess maybe the interaction of wind and water but hooked I was. Ok call me a ‘sailboat junkie’ the passion for sailing has never wavered.

Oh and by the way our first sailboat…A Force 5.

G.

Signature Breakfast

20 Monday Aug 2012

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Every Sunday morning our day starts with our signature breakfast. Over easy egg on ciabatta half roll. Its not so much the dish but the process that intrigues me. Cindy and I are both talented in the kitchen but transferring that expertise to a galley of a boat is challenging. I start by heating the gas grill on the stern while Cindy slices the ciabatta roll and sharp cheese in the galley. Like a well oiled machine she passes me her contribution up to my waiting hands in the cockpit. Cindy has the timing down perfect as she starts frying the eggs while I first grill the rolls then add the cheese. After just a few minutes the rolls are piping hot with the cheese dripping down the sides. I then pass the dish back down to Cindy in the galley where she tops the rolls with the egg. Meanwhile I have the table ready to go in the cockpit and again the dish is handed up to me and set on the table. Coffee follows along with the silverware. This well choreographed event  takes place evey weekend with hardly a word spoke between us. We don’t need to I guess.   We’ve got it down.

G.

Man’s Best Friend ?

16 Thursday Aug 2012

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The chores were starting to add up again on Sereno so Oakley and I headed down to the marina today. On our list was installing a 12 volt outlet at the helm. I plan on using my smartphone as a chartplotter sometimes and it would be nice to be able to keep it charged while doing so. The front hatch has had an annoying little leak so I’m going to replace the gasket on it. And last on the list today Oakley and I will be putting a new port side jib sheet on.

In my past career I had lots of helpers and trained many apprentices. Some of these men wanted to learn and were very good. Some just wanted a paycheck. Work sometimes require a couple more hands and two heads are always better than one. Oakley as it turns out is no help whatsoever. With a full belly and a cool breeze blowing thru the cabin she made herself right at home. No paycheck for Oakley but she knows the dinner bowl will be full at the end of the day so,   What the Hell.

G.

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