How I provision for the Atlantic crossing + TIPS for shopping and storage. #59

[@SVImpavidus]

Flour, Rice, etc, etc Put in the deep freeze @-18c for 24 hours before packing. This kills all the nasties. Keep Onions and Bananas away from other fruit and veg. They give off gas that turns other fruit and veg off quickly. Top Tips! Sail safe Ant, Cid & the Pooch crew.

[@WmCRobison]

Great tip. One caveat, a bit of finely sliced onion will help keep a cut avocado from oxidizing, and unlike lemon juice change the texture.

[@janholst]

Onions and potatoes togeher is good The potatoes stay fresh longer, but bananas has to be kept away from other fruits in general

[@janholst]

A way to avoid bugs is to avoid organic food. It's prone to more frequently have bugs and fungi.

[@It-b-Blair]

@@janholst ... due to all the toxins that you end up eating... a vinegar bath or the deep freeze is all you need! If something happens on ship it was due to them being picked up along the way 😉

[@johnrichard6802]

Suggestion: Have Sophiie conduct seminars on this subject for others planning a passage. She is priceless and knows what she is talking about. Well done.

[@webheadusa9377]

You mean a "Cruisers College with Sophie"?

[@jedi201]

Butter, look up on KZbin, you will find an video on bottling fresh butter, lasts for up to a year. Keep the jars in the bilge.

[@johnwang9914]

Granted but canned butter is clarified butter, you only have to provision for a month and a half not for years and home canned Mason jars are both heavy and bulky, the option of using retorts instead of jars results in a lot of waste to either dispose of at sea or store for disposal in ports. I would just store bricks of butter frozen in the freezer if you have one. Besides, if traveling transatlantic from East to West, the traditional instructions was to sail south till point butter then turn West and hold your latitude till you reach the Americas. Point butter is where butter stored on the counter melts and no longer holds it's shape, you can't observe that with canned clarified butter.

[@jonkenny2654]

For all cans with labels ,we remove the labels and write on the can what's inside, this eliminates bugs on board or their eggs, yes it's time consuming but worth it

[@nvrmor023]

50 year old myth

[@Outrageousconduct]

@@nvrmor023 rather have a myth than bugs 🐛 🪳🐜🪲

[@benjaminward4350]

More important than the bugs, if you put cans in the bilge with the paper still on and you get water in there, you’ll end up with paper pulp blocking your bilges! (And a whole bunch of cans without labels)

[@joeboggess3220]

In reference to butter, we use Ghee now. It last longer with no refrigeration required. It taste great and has a higher smoke point to butter. Love it. And this was a great video. Enjoy them all while i am binge watching to catch up....

[@lyfandeth]

Butter can also be preserved without a fridge. Either tinned butter (hard to find) or stored in Mason jars, filled with oil. Reading cookbooks from 1900 will give you all sorts of provisioning tips!

[@brentparks3669]

Order red feather canned butter on Amazon. Can store it for years amd it’s safe to eat

[@lyfandeth]

@@brentparks3669 At $12.50 for a one pound tin, that had better be damned fine butter!

[@sheldonpenn1815]

Flower and other thing you think may have bugs in it, put it in the freezer for 24 to 48 hours. It will kill the bugs and their eggs Then store normally in the boat. We used tupperware bins to keep the contents dri and keep new bugs out. Happy sailing.

[@oceandrew]

I wonder if you could sift the bugs out of the flour. Baking will pasteurise any remaining "impurities".

[@sheldonpenn1815]

@@oceandrew Yes we did that several times before we learned about freezing the flower.

[@jjaus]

Flour...

[@johnharris2337]

I’m preparing for my trip in my mind and I don’t Evan have a boat! Good tip about soaking veg and fruit in vinegar ( a cup in a bowl of water) and let them dry, the old time settlers used this method to make things last, I do it with my refrigerated fruit like strawberries, etc everything lasts twice as long! Best wishes to all .

[@adventureseeker9800]

" _I'm french, we eat butter_ .." 😁😁 _Subbed_

[@lyfandeth]

The first time I went provisioning, I politely informed the store manager, explaining the four of us would be taking at least two carts, filling them up, and not using coupons. I asked if perhaps they could give us a discount on the entire purchase, AND THEY DID. Memo, it never hurts to ask. In the US, liquor stores also almost always give a discount on orders over $100 or cases--if you ask up front.

[@webheadusa9377]

May I say your advice is fantastic? :¬) Webhead USA

[@hmskld238]

In addition to the wonderful meals superbly planned .. also adding one small chocolate bar for each crew member "for each day" during crossing for afternoon tea .. can even be a break apart bar with squares. .. as you see the quantity of bars getting smaller, signaling the destination is approaching. I suppose you'd need about twenty one mini-bars for each. Cheers ....

[@webheadusa9377]

Yeah but, cruisers are generally thinner and require more energy when he or she is on the water. Just look at Sophie & Ryan. They expend more calories, and therefore can take in more calories. Chocolate is a food group all its own. On an Atlantic crossing eat well, ay least for morale. :¬) Webhead USA

[@hmskld238]

@@webheadusa9377 I'm sorry, I should have said "in addition" to the wonderful full meals that are already carefully planned .. I was just thinking a chocolate bar each day (estimating the days) as an afternoon treat "with tea" .. in addition to the superbly planned meals .. would add a fun way to "countdown the days" as one approaches the conclusion of crossing. .. Cheers

[@webheadusa9377]

@@hmskld238 Yeah, of course. Countdown with chocolate. :¬) Webhead USA

[@Capfka]

Sophie, you have really great presentation skills. Although I'm never, ever, going to sail a boat across any ocean and therefore have no investment in understanding the provisioning process, I watched this video from beginning to end because you do it so well!

[@srqlisa7881]

Tips: If you have an insulated bag automatically put your cold foods in that while shopping, that way meats etc will last longer and stay at proper temp. Also turn each meat package facing another to keep colder. : ) Peace

[@mozismobile]

Vacuum bags are awesome for grains and so on, but the other trick I use is a small bottle of argon. Any inert gas will do. Suck air out of the bag of flour or rice or whatever, inflate it a bit with argon, shake it up, then re-vacuum it. It takes your shelf life from months to over a year, and it's cheaper than buying the industrially packed equivalents (which are actually zero oxygen rather than just low oxygen... but the price!) Gases: the wine snobs have for some reason decided that tiny bottles of argon are essential and that means they're fairly widely available and relatively affordable. Carbon dioxide is the other easy one, homebrew shops have smallish bottles. Those gases and more are available from industrial gas merchants but often only in big bottles. They will generally refill your little one though. Also, buy the bottles don't rent, even if you have to find a country where you can do that.

[@johnwang9914]

That's good but you only provision for the crossing which is at most a month and a half. The longest crossing is typically three weeks. Why try to preserve for years when you only need weeks. Now zip lock bagging everything to protect from flooding might be a good idea but you also have to prepare for storage or disposal of garbage. It may have been acceptable once to just dump garbage overboard but now it's considered better to pack the garbage so that it sinks to the bottom if you toss overboard and you should preferably store to dispose of at a port facility which typically means storing bags of garbage in your dinghy. Note that some countries like the US won't let you bring garbage into the country for disposal due to the risks of importing pests and diseases.

[@mozismobile]

@@johnwang9914 I don't mind ballasting with food :) Plus I find it's useful to buy things in their natural size, and also it's good to have a stock of non-perishable essentials. I eat a lot of rice and that comes in 20kg or 25kg bags. So I split them into bags that suit my rice cooking size and use them as filler for outer stuff. Likewise flour, buckwheat, and even pasta (but pasta comes in suitable bags and is not suitable for packing other things).

[@LeeYvesMexico]

great tips for storage, we live in Mexico I completely understand "la bugs" issues as for the comments on this video there are really good ones too. This is why I love your sailing channel, your making us non sailors understand living aboard can be a wonderful experience.

[@michaeldouglas6872]

You definitely should consider doing this type of seminar for the ARC group maybe they will pay you .. I’ve watched some really boring presentations in subjects like this and you make it lively and fun and humorous.. you do present very well !

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Great idea. Sophie and i were talking about this last night. Ryan

[@WillN2Go1]

Good video. For organizing: Make up some cards numbering or naming each locker. Then layer upon layer just take a photo with the card in it as you fill up the locker. Then when you want to find something that you can't remember where you put it, just scroll through the photos until you see it. (You'll be surprised how much time and frustration you save.) I did this with my in-laws entire house (over 110 boxes. Grandma needs socks? Let's see... boxes 104 and 105 behind the couch), my house, the storage cabinets of a science department... Ryan when he's peckish instead of just reaching for a can of Pringles, can 'stroll' through the photos looking for something more interesting (and edible). Those monster sized Ikea bags. When I was going to go on a kayaking camping trip it was recommended to take along one of these Ikea bags, Then on a beach you could unload all the tightly packed stuff into one. There it would be easier to find things, none of it would get lost, or sandy.... On a boat I think you'd want something like a hanging open Ikea bag to keep temporary stuff in one place. (maybe the netting would work better). Like pasta and food for the next couple of days so you don't have to be on your hands and knees going through the lockers every day. Even when I travel in hotels and hostels I take an Ikea bag, less likely to bring bedbugs home in your stuff. My dilemma when I go sailing will be how to do a long crossing without all that processed food, the cans and the carbs (I'm keto so several kilos of butter? sounds good). Maybe I'll be able to live on eggs, fish, butter, truffle sauce.... olive oil and whatever green veggies last the longest. Or I may have a story of fasting across an ocean....

[@stevelawrie9115]

You guys have the funniest yachty channel around. I mean this in a totally good way. Great provisioning tips.

[@mikenewzealand4525]

You just can’t help but love the presenter! Sophie your personality is so inspiring ! To say the least!

[@janiceturner6322]

Dearest Sophie, You speak my language! Provisioning is a SPORT! I very much enjoyed your video. I will scour your channel for more videos on provisioning and storing! :) Thank you for sharing the list you use as a guide line. Very helpful. I share your enthusiasm! Stay safe and keep the awesome videos coming!!!

[@StereoSat1AU]

Dry toast works a treat when you feel drained from throwing up in heavy seas

[@marcwouters6059]

I just get really hungry from this . My dietist will not be satisfied but i can always tell her the story of Sophie and provisioning the boat !!!!! Hhhmmmm ...........

[@Sciolist]

Adventure Adrift & Sailing Paragon have nice videos on DIY canning. It'll be a excellent way of preserving fish and other meat. I'll be looking forward to daily posts.

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Oooh cool! Thanks for the tips! :)

[@Sciolist]

@@RyanSophieSailing just remembered it is Drake Paragon not Sailing Paragon. Tye & Hillary of Adventure Adrift also tried canning butter, they weren't very successful but it seems it can be done.

[@lonnieparks5037]

I could listen to Sophie talk all day long; love your accent and your sense of humor Soph! ♥

[@lonnieparks5037]

Just watched it for the third time today. Sophie says: "sillycon" ☺ "thaught's a laught of fuuud"♥ "I caunt lest all the fuuud" and a hundred other "Sophie sayings"! ☺ please don't ever try to change your accent; it's perfect! ☺♥

[@whileysea]

Hi Sophie, absolutely wunderful advice and funny and great written and produced. If it comes to food, Iam not that good as I disli,e Shopingmals and such. 2.5 hours provisioning for such a journey is for me an absolute incredible Task. I cant wait for looking how you stored all that. And how you secured that storagespace, so that nothing gets destroyed. Ma yacht is only 33ft and space is allways limited. I like too, how funny your videos are being made. Thank you for showing.

[@jayggg]

Nowhere near enough beer if you ask me but otherwise, good job!

[@ajkgordon]

A lot of sailors make it a safety policy not to drink alcohol on passage, except special events like crossing the equator, birthdays, etc.

[@theartofwanderlust]

thanks for the information, on the silicone bags. I never knew they existed. I ordered some today.

[@kennethhowell5291]

Beautiful boat! Your husband is a champion sailor, and yourself also. Great team. Thank you for your videos.

[@philgray1023]

We use a vacuum bagger and divide stuff into useable amounts. It seriously keeps stuff fresh. Weevils taste like the stuff they ate, just like cochineal but fresher. We were still finding hidden bottles of wine 6 months after our trip.

[@donaldoutdoors]

I love grocery shopping! I loved this video - thank you for sharing your tips!!!

[@wild0077]

This is seriously the best video for provisioning...

[@peterwong5993]

Saw somewhere that said what make Spanish ham delicious is the mold itselfs.

[@stevekinney7423]

Thanks Sophie. Another brilliant vlog and fascinating to learn about provisioning for long distance sailing adventures.

[@mymobile5014]

"We just gonna get a cart and put lots of stuff in it". Quality hahhah

[@danstoneham2201]

I had a povisioning failure in the Netherlands, on a bare dutch barge shell - everyone enjoyed brushing their teeth, washing, making tea etc. for a week using the 5 crates of sparkling water I bought! 😂

[@danielglinoer4189]

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing with us. Sophie, you have become an 'expert' cruiser !!

[@twaarrd]

Thanks Sophie, really interesting & informative and your list gives me a starting point for provisioning for the first time albeit just for UK coastal waters so a bit easier to pop to the supermarkets!

[@mayaballzonyerchin547]

Just watched this video. Well done! You guys seem like really fun people.

[@yaa63]

Super entertaining...enjoyed this video very much!!!!...You did well not buying the whole jam cause it does occupy a lot of space and everything else you said, but you could of bought it anyway, had it sliced and prepared for you in vacuumed sealed portions...it's the best!!!!

[@clidiere]

Great tips. You're ze best, Sophie.

[@richardhuff3227]

I like your tips. are you going to more like this and or cooking demonstrations?

[@jrremerable]

Should check into a Game Saver Vacuum Sealer. Meats can last up to a month n a half in the fridge, years in a freezer. Also have lids for jars for grains n pastas. I love mine cause I cook alot, throw it in vacuum bags, and it either goes into the fridge or freezer. Can either throw it in the nuker, or hot water to heat up. Will save ya time cooking underway. Food for thought.

[@RyanSophieSailing]

We got a vacuum sealer for this trip. Worked great for some stuff, not as well for others

[@johnnyhunter4345]

Sophie, you are born to sell, and now you create what you will sell...you enjoy your new life..

[@albertofourie3294]

Ok, ok Sophie.... you're hired!

[@Anihe]

Best provisioning video on KZbin yet! Period.

[@Dalm8tns]

A very important point that Sophie did not mention. Sophie can turn a handful of beans into a gourmet meal. Bring a great cook with you or be one yourself. I can guarantee that the crew of Polar Seal did not have to survive on PBJ's. Its like knowing how to sail, know how to cook!

[@bttrflysprit6507]

I don't know how many people you were shopping for and I have never shopped for a boat. However I do shop for 4-10 people once a month for our homestead. i can't believe it only took 5 carts and 500 dollars for a month and half. produce alone fills at least one card meat another. I store all my things in a rather small pantry and in 5 gal buckets.

[@lauriebott3020]

YUM! you just made me want to go out and buy some pringles!

[@RyanSophieSailing]

You should totally do it... ;)

[@webheadusa9377]

@@RyanSophieSailing Yeah! You've got Pringles working nights! :¬) Webhead USA

[@janholst]

You can bring the ham. I did that when I worked on a ocean going tug boat and was at sea for 60 days at the time. It only last about 2 weeks though )) It's simply too tasty not to eat )).

[@howardheckers8186]

really helpful video guys, I will save this video for the future

[@JCAJCA3]

Very entertaining and informative video. Really excited to see the crossing video's. GOD bless you guys in the beautiful Carribean. JC

[@richardadams3164]

Another great fun video. Good information. Invest in food and yes butter is great.

[@debdoyle119]

Excellent video

[@alexhandscomb8109]

Was hoping for this video after you posted the photo with all your food awhile back

[@gerardoosio]

Great Video, Sailing Caribbean is a nice place to do fasting, groceries are really expensive

[@jonathansbn2155]

Merci beaucoup, un plaisir de vous suivre depuis le debut !! Et merci pour les tips !!!

[@webheadusa9377]

Sophie, sensational description. Yes, go into details. Or, a new channel. Or write a manuscript. Better yet, just do what you've been doing before the crossing and enjoy yourself in our hemisphere - at least for the next cruising season until you have to sail to the western Caribbean for the hurricane season. Then enjoy your life there, and wherever else you go. :¬) Webhead USA

[@bophoto]

Sophie - take that shopping list one step further. please make Sophie's Crossing Cookbook (Ryan tested & approved) available on Amazon books (they print on demand from your PDF) and maybe the upgraded edition with laminated pages in a spiral also? Include a downloadable spreadsheet. x number of sailors, shop as follows. This would be mandatory reading for any sailor.

[@davidc6510]

Great tips. Thanks for sharing!

[@hadlock]

Great video. Would be interesting to hear your thoughts and experiences with Sea Sickness since the last video you did, literally an ocean of time ago. Sounds like food is critical based on your comments in this video. My wife really enjoyed that Sea Sickness video, would like an update! Also, your hair is on point!

[@SailingAurora]

Great video, very informative and well put together :)

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Thanks guys! hope Liljeholmskajen is treating you well these days! ☺️

[@billhall9881]

Sophie, After placing items like flour, sugar, rice, pasta and other similar dry goods in your silicone pouches, try freezing for 3 to 4 days. This will kill many of the insects that become a problem. Really enjoy your content. I see Impavidus made the same recommendation about freezing.

[@riddlerandsa8161]

That looks barely worse than my weekly shop at Lidl and Mercadona for a family with two growing boys! ;-)

[@Loomis-kz1in]

Love the channel and your time

[@andydunn5673]

Eagerly watching Good luck guys

[@frankhiggins2295]

You can buy anchor butter in a tin here in Malaysia. It lasts forever.

[@stan3497]

You are so cute. Thank you for all the tips.

[@davidaharon656]

Hi guys I'm looking for cheoy Lee ketch 45 to 53 project is okay to if you know any please let me know thanks 👍🙏

[@qatarsailor7727]

Nice episode thank you for effort 👍

[@schlaznger8049]

Always pack peanut butter. If you get seasick it tastes the same coming up as it did going down.

[@RyanSophieSailing]

I thought that was banana

[@ocxb]

Thank you very much.... now I’m hungry!

[@nena4215]

Good job!

[@Racerman27410]

I could eat cardboard if i had Butter on it :-) Loved the part about just filling the boat up since you know you will still be eating even after the pasage......Great video!

[@charles-bernardgagnon8244]

So interesting. Where are the links. To your google sheets!

[@markwilliams8476]

Make ghee from butter it stores without fridge for months in a jar simple heat oven 100 degrees put butter into pyrex jug or bowl jug easier to pour later. Heat til melts and white rises to top yellow on bottom. Pour off white to separate use yellow ghee the good stuff into Mason jar preferably store. So simple and healthy

[@agathe182]

Franchement c'est cool, ça change de ceux qui font des videos uniquement sur ce qu'ils font mais qui n'expliquent pas la raison de leurs démarches.

[@RusstafaB]

Excellent video a lot of thought went in to that one, hope you did not run out of Pringles?

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Ryan was surprisingly reasonable with the Pringles during the crossing! 😂 they’re gone now, but I didn’t think they’d last that long :)

[@webheadusa9377]

​@@RyanSophieSailing Pringles should send you a thank you note! :¬) Webhead USA

[@jeffy1818]

How about water? How much do you drink daily?

[@d3w4yn3]

How can someone who knows so much about food not actually weigh 800 pounds? Also, I always thought that Ryan was the (undiagnosed) OCD one, but your food prep was so good and thorough, that maybe you are the one with OCD! Thanks for the details and the link for the bags!!!

[@lisar9425]

My question is about the potato chips in the red canisters-which I shall not name because no free advertising for global hegemony. I do confess they are a staple of my many impromptu road trips...but I would like to know, Sophie, if they were on the list? Or did you “eyeball them”?🙈🙈🙈 😎

[@RyanSophieSailing]

I'm answering for Sophie... she pays close attention to peoples eating habits so i do believe it was planned. Though i will say that we have not had another can on board since the crossing.... it was just too much. Ryan

[@maryfogleman8883]

Hi Sophie! Amazing video! I am also in the process of provisioning in preparation for eventually leaving Florida to head to the Bahamas and I really don't want bugs on the boat (which I realize at some point will definitely happen). But, Carolyn Sherlock in her awesome book Boat Galley recommends bay leaves in dry goods to help with bugs and whole cloves sprinkled in food lockers. Just wondering, what are your "no-cook" meals that work best when sailing?

[@RyanSophieSailing]

I've stocked up on cured hams and dry meats (hold a lot longer than regular sandwich meats) , as well as veggies that hold a while and that you can eat raw (carrots, tomatoes, cucumber, etc...). Accommodate with sauces and spreads in cans or jars to make less boring, or make a wrap with soft shell tortillas! I have so much to talk about on the topic of food... Definitely need to make more videos about this :)

[@maryfogleman8883]

@@RyanSophieSailing Thank you so much for that tip! Yes, a video would be great :) I have kids so I like you idea of tortilla wraps- maybe made with hummus and thinly sliced meats would be good. Thanks for the great idea!

[@patrick6288]

Bonjour Sophie et Ryan, j’espère que vous allez bien? Merci pour toute l’information que vous avez dans vos vidéo. Moi et ma conjointe apprécions vraiment. J’aurais aimé comprendre un peu plus ce qu’il y a dans la liste pour le mal de mer? As tu trouver des aliments ou des choses qui t’aide? Ma conjointe a le même problème et est vraiment intéresser par le sujet. Merci Patrick

[@rayhsetwo8594]

Why the glum face at 0:33 am I missing something?

[@bophoto]

LOL sailors trusted equipment - blue IKEA bags..

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Hahaha! Never fails you!! ;)

[@kaskl5403]

That's a lot of food, did you take a additional 12 volt fridge/freezer with you? I see many sailors carry them for more cold storage space.

[@RyanSophieSailing]

We transformed our old ice box into a fridge, which basically saved our lives :) the external fridge would have been difficult for us to store, as we lack the space...

[@bayanicustodio3998]

Always wondered if MRE’s have enough diversity for a crossing? Would save a lot of shopping if they had enough different choices....

[@RyanSophieSailing]

I would love to go with MRE... but sophie would put her foot down to that. Ryan

[@CactusSailing]

fruit and veg hammocks - called gear hammocks, but yes the netting by the meter is alot cheaper :), also quite a bit of meat did you freeze it?

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Oh cool! See, I’m still clueless 😂

[@CactusSailing]

@@RyanSophieSailing i was clueless on fruit hammocks until about 2 months ago too!

[@brettney72]

wash all fruit and veg in water with a splash of vinegar it kills all bugs

[@Jeraestone]

That's A While Ago ...However A better Method of Quantifying and Designing a Shopping List is to Write A 6 Week Rotational Menu for the Trip then Get Creative and Budget Accordingly...or Splash out and Gourmet the Menu Choice ...🧜

[@zainabbasi8304]

this channel is so French, I started smoking a cigarette while wearing a scarf while sitting in an outdoor cafe

[@greenlightning6971]

MRE rules. Lot of producers,high quality,low weight,fast and easy preparation. When fridge fails you can only ditch that frozen food

[@millzee60]

I can't remember, do you have a freezer on Polar Seal or just a fridge? I seem to have to go to the store every 4 or 5 days.

[@RyanSophieSailing]

No freezer we tried with one box but the evaporator plate was not big enough

[@saltybuster946]

So I went to spain, bought a few jars of the truffle Slasa, now what do I do with it? Yours Aye, Buster

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Pastaaaa!!!!

[@saltybuster946]

tip the whole jar in pasta for 2? cook it off first, add garlic, onion, cream?

[@heyho203]

I would go back to my old ways storing MRE's for 2 months and 2l of beer a day. ;-) that's how I made it thru military times. Lol

[@RyanSophieSailing]

I would be fine with MRE and even suggested it but sophie put her foot down to the idea. Ryan

[@heyho203]

@@RyanSophieSailing lol. The French MRE are pretty good, maybe next time.

[@pblnlpalu]

Is that for one week?

[@charliemorse7034]

If the bugs do get into your flour, put the infested flour into the freezer after a couple of days, the bugs will migrate to the middle of the flour to stay warm,, but they die from freezing. The golf sized ball of frozen insects will make your chickens happy.

[@elenaneustadt4837]

Hi! How come you don’t have bread making machine onboard? Save so much room and fresh always.

[@shnboardman1]

Do you not take all the paper lables off the tins first? that way you don't have as much garbage to carry

[@paulrehberg7215]

Was curious if you regretted not buying the lamb legs?

[@RyanSophieSailing]

Hum... i think i need to try it one day, yes but dont know if there is regret.

[@sharkracer]

Wait, one full shopping cart of food, including meats, and it's less than 200 Euros? Where is this magical land of cheap food? Here in Korea, that would be at least US$500. I love the channel, BTW. I don't know anything about sailing yet, but I really want to get into it.