Invasion of the flying fish, pancakes and big rollers

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Last night was the most rolly yet! Big swells from different directions and 20-22 knots with higher gusts of wind! The content of the boat was shifting back and forth creating a lot of noise! I padded a lot of the contents and made a few mental notes of ways to keep pots and pans quieter ! The mast was clicking a lot as well! Not the best sleeping conditions. We took down the BWR around 10pm and switched to just the mainsail … slower and off course but a tiny bit more comfortable and much safer at night when hand steering in big waves is tough. 


Thankfully there were no squalls and the night sky was extraordinarily beautiful, could see the milky way and thousands of stars! I spotted many shooting stars and some of my wishes came through.

This morning tough a bit sleep deprived, I made a really good batch of pancakes.

the pancakes were eaten so fast I never got a picture !


Later in the morning everyone got to experience my shrieks again as Seth discovered quite a large flying fish inside the salon ! It had flown in through an open hatch. Calling in the invasion of the flying fish… it is very common to find them on deck but in the last couple days one landed on me in the cockpit and this big one inside! 

No much else to report on Saltair ! 

Pancake Recipe


Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar 
  • ¼ teaspoon salt, or more to taste 
  • 1 ¼ cups milk
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 egg



1. Sift the dry ingredients together.
2. Make a well, then add the wet ingredients. Stir to combine.
3. Scoop the batter onto a hot griddle or pan.
4. Cook for two to three minutes, then flip.
5. Continue cooking until brown on both sides.