Yachting World

SKIP NOVAK

We know that an army marches on its stomach. This is also true of any yacht crew. All is possible at the dock, but in rough weather you should be able to carry on in the galley and not have to default to cheese, biscuits and Mars Bars.

When I peruse galley layouts in the medium range (50ft-80ft) of bluewater cruisers I am often perplexed as to how it was all conceived, taking into consideration 15° of heel and

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