Suggested Menu Options and Provisioning Ideas

Every boat has a galley that is fully equipped with all the necessary items to make delicious meals onboard and some ability to store leftovers. San Juan Sailing/Yachting provides the items listed below for each charter.

What we provide

• 1 roll of paper towels (additional for multi-week charters)
• Dish soap
• 1 sponge (additional for multi-week charters)
• Salt and pepper
• Garbage bags for galley trash can
• Garbage bags for head trash cans
• Hand soap for each head
• 3 rolls of toilet paper per head (additional for multi-week charters)

Below is a sample provisioing list for 7 days and 6 nights on the water (assuming 1 dinner eaten ashore). However, if you need to restock, there are several markets in the islands. For those who prefer to eat on shore there are also many restaurant options available.

SAMPLE SHOPPING LIST FOR 4 PEOPLE FOR 6 DAYS

(please remember to include food for skipper, if applicable)

*note for charters going into Canada: You will not want to buy apples, potatoes, peaches, nectarines, or any other pitted fruit if going into Canada right away. You will need to turn the above items (or their pits in a plastic bag) in at Customs.

BREAD AND CRACKERS

• 1 loaf whole wheat bread
• 1 loaf rosemary bread
• 1 loaf sourdough or other artisan bread
• 1 doz. lg. rolls or additional loaf sandwhich bread
• 1 doz bagels
• 3 boxes of cold breakfast cereal or granola
• 1 box of instant oatmeal or quick oats
• 1 lg bag potato chips
• 1 bag tortilla chips
• 1 lg pgk Triscuit
• 1 pkg Fig Newtons
• 1 pkg chunky chocolate chip cookies
• 2 other boxes snack crackers

OTHER FOOD

• Salsa
• 2 containers of hummus
• 1 doz tea bags)
• 1 lb ground coffee
• 1 sm pkg pasta noodles of choice
• 1 lg. pasta sauce of choice
• 4 boxes or cans soups of choice
• 2 boxes or cans of tomato soup
• 3 boxes rice pilaf
• 2 lbs trail mix
• 1 salad dressing of choice
• 1 caesar salad dressing
• 1 jar sliced dill pickles
• 1 pkg skewer sticks
• 1 sm ketchup
• 1 sm steak sauce/BBQ sauce
• 1 sm mustard (dijon)
• 1 sm squeeze bottle mayonnaise
• 1 sm dill pickles
• 1 sm olive oil
• 1 gal orange juice (or other preferred juice)
• 1 sm can Swiss Mix
• 1/2 lb sugar
• 1 lemon pepper spice
• 1 sm garlic powder
• 1 sm chili pwder/flakes
• 1 jar jam
• 1 small or medium jar peanut butter
• 3 6 pk soda, sparkling water or iced tea
• 2 gallons of drinking water
• Wine, beer or other beverages of choice

MISCELLANEOUS

• Additional paper towels (as desired)
• 1 sm roll saran wrap
• 1 sm roll aluminum foil
• 50 napkins

PRODUCE

• 2 pckgs Spinach or mixed greens
• 1 Romaine lettuce
• 2 lbs fresh green beans (or enough for 1 dinner) or 2 cans (or other vegetable) if not in season.
• 3 lbs. broccoli (enough for 1 dinner and snacks for lunch)
• 2 lemons
• 1 head of garlic (large)
• 2 lg onions (1 yellow, 1 red)
• 2 lbs small carrots
• 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms
• 2 red peppers
• 2 green peppers
• 4-5 tomatoes
• 2-3 lbs bananas
• 1 pint strawberries, blueberries or cherries
• 2 total: cantaloupe, honeydew
• 3-4 grapefruits
• 3 lbs apples
• 4 large russet potatoes
• small bag of red or white potatoes

MEAT

• 2 lbs salmon
• 4 8 oz. steaks (NY quality)
• 6 lg. chicken breasts
• 4 lb total of deli meats of choice
• 1 lb bacon
• Prepackaged chicken or turkey wraps (enough for lunch on 2 days)

DAIRY

• 1 doz. eggs
• 1 gal milk of choice for breakfast cereal/granola
• 2 lbs. med cheddar cheese
• 1-2 lbs. total of Swiss, Muenster, Gouda or Provolone cheese
• 8 oz. cream cheese
• 1 lb butter
• 8 oz sour cream
• 1 carton of half and half
• 1 pckg parmesan cheese

Special Opportunities