Parade of Lights Buffet
Scroll down to see amateur videos of this year’s parade of lights! Every year on the second Saturday in December, the Eastport Yacht Club sponsors the Annapolis Parade of Lights, with sailboats bedecked and pirates a-reveling! Many participants like to warm up (or close down, or both) with hors d’oeuvres and cocktails aboard, your Galley…
September 19th is “Talk Like a Pirate” Day!!
Yo ho ho! Cap’n and Swab on the poop deck! The GalleyPirates Dictionary A Addled Mad, insane, or just stupid. An “addlepate” is a fool. Aft Short for “after.” Toward the rear of the ship. Ahoy Hello! Arghhh Hmmmm Arr Yes/That’s great/I agree Avast! Hey! Could also be used as “Stop that!” or “Who goes…
English Springer seeks Moroccan Delight
Eddy smelled something good down below while Caroline and I cooked at anchor on the West River in early August, and took advantage of their J42’s lower companionway to check it out…he’s a pirate just hoping to pillage.
44th Annual United States Sailboat Show
It’s Columbus Day weekend, my favorite weekend of the year. We’re headed down to the 44th Annual United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis. I’m on a mission to purchase a pressure cooker. There is more than one booth selling pressure cookers, but only one booth that sells nothing BUT pressure cookers. With demos.
Must Brew Coffee
I don’t think it would be possible to have a full blog on the practical aspects of cooking aboard without a proper introduction to a good cup of coffee. Fresh grounds, a good plastic French Press and scorching hot water are a good way to start. How hot? All the way hot up until but…