Welcome to the new Blog!

Welcome to my new blog!

I think you will enjoy this blog if you are a fairly new to cruising, if you are interested in easy to prepare vegan meals, or if you just like to read about food and sailing!

My partner Dave and I are amateur sailors and have been sailing for about 4 years now.   We decided a few years ago that sailing would be a great way to see the British Virgin Islands, so we signed up for a few classes at our local sailing school here in Colorado (http://victoriasailingschool.com/), got our basic certifications, rented a boat in the BVI and went sailing for a week!  Now we are hooked and take every opportunity to we can to get away and enjoy a sailing adventure.

We were omnivores when we first began to sail.  Late in 2009 we switched to primarily a plant-based diet, eliminating all animal products from our diet.  Our first sailing adventure as vegans meant that we ate a lot of peanut butter and jelly while under sail, and a lot of salads while relaxing on the boat.  Grilling vegetables just didn't seem to have the same appeal as grilling a fresh-caught snapper.  And scouring the tropical grocery stores for ingredients to use in a vegan recipe is not exactly how I prefer to spend my free time on the island.   When eating at restaurants, it's often difficult to order items that are strictly vegan, so we'll often ask for a vegetarian option. 

We have really improved both as a team and individually.  Every trip we go on we learn something new about sailing or about ourselves.  While I really intend this blog to be focused on the challenges of preparing healthful, simple vegan meals while on a sailing excursion, I think that there will be several opportunities to discuss what we are learning with regard to sailing and vegan cooking in general  so other new sailors and new vegans can also take advantage of my experiences.  Please feel free to comment on any post!  I'd love for you to share your experiences, too!