Cooking onboard a classic yacht could be deemed one of the most important jobs onboard. Food, what ever it is when you’ve been sailing hard on any vessel all day is a necessity for morale and physical stamina.
On the 100 year old 19 metre class, Fife designed gaff cutter, Mariquita, the job of feeding hungry crew is certainly a high priority. Block and tackle or if you like, hand purchasing sheets and halyards – in other words the absence of the now normal, hydraulic power means carbohydrates and protein are elements of the food cocktail needed to be consumed for successful racing.
In this film, Suzy Denning the lovely chef and deckhand onboard Mariquita gives us an insight into what she cooks for a hungry crew after a day’s racing or, in this case after preparing the boat for racing in the recent Pendennis Cup 2012.
Falmouth is the pinnacle of British sailing in my opinion, and in the last few weeks has proved that these waters and weather systems are worthy of a prize and bring the history of these yachts back to a proper scene. The foggy J Class Falmouth Regatta was followed by the slightly more sunny Pendennis Cup and Falmouth opened welcoming arms up to crews and their rum cups as well as their small independent shops for the chefs, like Suzy to source locally ingredients. In this case, fresh Crab which is cooked with garlic, chilli and tomatoes. Suzy Denning writes a blog: Cooking at 33 degrees where you can find an abundance of recipes to quench your taste buds and pick up lots of quick, high in quantity and delicious ideas for cooking on a boat.
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Cooking onboard Mariquita
