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Build Your Own Meals with What You Have on Hand

3/29/2020

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NEW! Boat Notebook Printable Pages on Etsy.

What to make for dinner when there's no grocery store around for 50 nm?

Here's an idea: First, see what's in your larder. Even better, check out what you've got in your Boat Notebook provisioning pages.

Then, use one of the 13 Build-Your-Own-Meals recipes in the our Boat Notebook Printable Pages. Build your own meals are basically using what you have on hand. You'll find loose instructions for making:
Cream of Anything Soup
Pizza
Foil-Packet Fish


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How I Use the Provisioning Map To Keep Our Boat Organized

3/27/2020

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Provisioning for a long cruise can be overwhelming. At first glance, you might think it's like stocking a kitchen. All the baking supplies go here, and all the spices and rubs go there.

On a boat? Nope. I've spent enough time on power and sail boats to know how limited and quirky storage space can be. Ultimately, finding storage space at all becomes my biggest win. Keeping track of and being able to find what I've got then becomes  my next priority.

Sound familiar? If so, keep reading, because I found a solution to my problem. I now use a Provisioning Map and a Provisions Inventory. Here's why and how:

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Personalizing Your Boat Notebook Cover in Word - How To

3/26/2020

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Have you seen our Boat Notebook Covers we're offering on Etsy? Check them out here.
Also check out our First-Mate's
Boat Notebook Pages
guaranteed to keep you
feeling more organized and safe!

This post helps shows you how to add your boat's name to our Boat Notebook cover using Microsoft Word.
Here's what you need to do:

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How I Used Canva To Personalize My Boat Notebook Cover

3/25/2020

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Have you seen the new printable Boat Notebook covers we're offering on Etsy? Take a look!

They're designed for your Boat Notebook, AND they can be personalized with your boat name.

If you're wondering how to put your boat name on the cover, other than handwriting it or using Illustrator or Photoshop or Publisher, here comes your answer.

Use Canva. It's free! Just go to Canva.com and create an account. Once you do that, keep reading to find out what to do next.

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    I'm Joanne Wilshin

    Before moving to Washington State, Joanne Wilshin cruised the off-shore waters of Southern California, the Sea of Cortez, and the Chesapeake Bay. Since moving to the Pacific Northwest, she and her husband Dave have cruised their boat L’Esprit more that five thousand miles in the Inside Passage, including SE Alaska. The Wilshins are members of Fidalgo Yacht Club, a learned and adventurous group of cruisers.

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