Up Wind
02 04 2012 Posted by Daniel
Huzzah! There is some wind today - actually the past few days have had some decent breeze. In fact, today I have a delightful 15 knots of wind give or take, which is moving me along very nicely eastward. The forecast is hopeful, so perhaps I’ll get a nice run before things get funky again. I’m enjoying the progress while it lasts.
I tried my hand at baking while underway for the first time a few days ago, putting together a desert bread from a mix my mom sent a while back (thanks mom!) as a test case. I have a stovetop oven called the “Omnia”, which was recommended to me by a Bob at Boat Bits, and it’s a funky little contraption in the general shape of a bundt pan, with a heat deflector on the bottom and a special lid. It’s designed to allow baking on a burner rather than in an oven, and wow, it really works! After the pumpkin spice bread came out well, I took a gander at a wheat bread recipe. Now, my bread making skills are very rusty, so it came out a bit dense, but still delicious and very edible. After the requisite hot buttered bread slices, I was able to get a few days’ worth of grilled cheese and tuna salad sandwiches out of that loaf. Definitely something I’ll be experimenting more with in the near future.
Today is going to be a chill day, though. I’ve got two reefs tucked in the main to help keep the boat standing up, the working jib and a full mizzen balancing the sail plan nicely. Working my way upwind against a couple strong swells and a steady chop. The halfway point is getting close!
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Categories : On The WaterI tried my hand at baking while underway for the first time a few days ago, putting together a desert bread from a mix my mom sent a while back (thanks mom!) as a test case. I have a stovetop oven called the “Omnia”, which was recommended to me by a Bob at Boat Bits, and it’s a funky little contraption in the general shape of a bundt pan, with a heat deflector on the bottom and a special lid. It’s designed to allow baking on a burner rather than in an oven, and wow, it really works! After the pumpkin spice bread came out well, I took a gander at a wheat bread recipe. Now, my bread making skills are very rusty, so it came out a bit dense, but still delicious and very edible. After the requisite hot buttered bread slices, I was able to get a few days’ worth of grilled cheese and tuna salad sandwiches out of that loaf. Definitely something I’ll be experimenting more with in the near future.
Today is going to be a chill day, though. I’ve got two reefs tucked in the main to help keep the boat standing up, the working jib and a full mizzen balancing the sail plan nicely. Working my way upwind against a couple strong swells and a steady chop. The halfway point is getting close!
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