Cook’s challenge

Flotsam and jetsam

Sam Llewellyn writes nautical thrillers and edits The Marine Quarterly. He is currently patching up a 30ft ketch

It is that time of year again. End of season, cleaning up, final cruise before haul-out. Hardly worth reprovisioning, really; there is plenty of stuff still on board. So off we go over the horizon, pitch up in a secluded anchorage far from civilisation, and dive into the lockers to see what there is for supper.