Christian Allaire's Sailing Life

COME WITH ME ABOARD S/V CHRISTA FOR A RIDE AROUND THE BLUE PLANET STARTING SEPTEMBER 2007

30 December 2010 | San Francisco Bay Area
28 April 2010 | Naples Florida
08 January 2010 | Naples Florida
10 November 2009 | St Thomas USVI
25 October 2009 | Grenada
18 September 2009
01 July 2009 | St Davids, South Coast of Grenada
16 May 2009
12 May 2009
06 May 2009 | Bequia
29 April 2009 | Bequia
22 April 2009 | Bequia
17 April 2009
12 April 2009 | Marigot Bay St Lucia
10 April 2009 | Rodney Bay St Lucia
03 April 2009 | Rodney Bay St Lucia
02 April 2009 | Rodney Bay St Lucia

Baking Bread

07 August 2008 | Salinas Puerto Rico
Capt Chris
A couple of days ago aboard Christa, I attempted to bake my own bread for the first time. It did not go swimmingly. In fact, we had no rise, yeast was not activated and it came out in the shape of and weight of an anvil. I needed an intervention and training.

Notice I how jazzed I am in the pic as my second loaf had risen twice and was ready for some BTU's. Thanks to Rebecca from Wandering Dolphin who makes bread weekly for cruisers, she took me under her wing and taught me the criticalities of bread making.

Getting bread can really be a problem for cruisers on the move all the time. So I hope to bake my own bread from here on out. This really begins a new push to improve my onboard cooking and eating habits. It can become so easy to just head out to a restaurant. After this bread success I really have a sense of accomplishment.

Capt Chris
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Vessel Name: Christa
Vessel Make/Model: 1975 Westsail 32
Hailing Port: San Francisco
Crew: Christian Allaire
About: Single Handed Sailor
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I left Newport Rhode Island in September of 2007 aboard Christa, my Westsail32 bound for the worlds oceans. I spent the months of Sep-Dec 2007 sailing down the US east coast. In December of 2007 I made the jump to the Bahamas. February 2008 found me in Luperon Dominican Republic. After [...]

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Who: Christian Allaire
Port: San Francisco