two people open boat beach cruising for a week

[Paul Pless]

In a sailboat that was appropriate for sleeping either on-board or pulled up on land and tent camping.

What would you take for provisions, supplies, and any special equipment?

[Yeadon]

Camp gear. Foul weather protection. Safety & nav gear. Food. Water. Quarters for a marina shower.

However, here's what's interesting ... once you have enough equipment for a properly outfitted overnight you pretty much have enough for a week. You really just add additional food and water.

For special equipment, I would take a second boat.

[Paul Pless]

For special equipment, I would take a second boat.

The photo boat. . .

[Canoez]

The photo boat. . .

This boat?

[Plumbtex]

A lot will depend on where and when you're sailing. For the Texas 200 sun screen, plenty of water and good wading shoes able to stand up to the oyster reefs are critical. Judging by the mosquitos encountered on our 3 day trip last weekend, bug repellent will be a must have this year. In the past i've used air mattresses to sleep on both on the boat and ashore but they.ve never made it the full week. This year we'll be using Thermarest mattresses. Dry clothes and a folding chair are great at the end of the day. While sailing we don't usually eat much; just some crackers and cheese, sardines, fruit or other snackish food. For dinners we cook on a coleman one burner - usually something like Zatarains jambalaya with tinned meat, occasionally fresh fish. Last year was especially good for fishing and we caught quite a few trout and a couple of reds. Previous years - not so much. Tools and materials to make emergency repairs have played a big role in all the previous trips. Rudder, tiller and associated hardware failures were common. Being able to self rescue and get back on board are important. I slipped over board while clearing a tangled foresail halyard about a mile offshore of Padre Island and if I hadn't rigged a boarding ladder I could reach I might have been in trouble. When cooking in the evening we boil some water and put it in a thermos for coffee the next morning so we can get sailing quickly at first light. First aid kits get used a bit. Gps, vhf,compass,charts binoculars and all the usual safety gear. Attitude is probably the most important thing and will decide whether you have the time of your life or are completely miserable.

[wizbang 13]

credit card, cash, rum, weed

[James McMullen]

It'd be easier just to show you. Getcher ass out to the West Coast, Pless.

[Paul Pless]

It'd be easier just to show you. Getcher ass out to the West Coast, Pless.

Do you think you could hook me up with Bruce?

[Breakaway]

An outhaul setup for anchoring might be a consideration, depending upon the locale. Where you planning in doing this trip?

kevin

[Paul Pless]

Where you planning in doing this trip?

kevin

The lakes near here. You know: Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Lake Ontario.

Seriously, google 'The North Channel', 'Georgian Bay', 'Pictured Rock'. . .

[Paul Pless]

Camp gear. Foul weather protection. Safety & nav gear. Food. Water. Quarters for a marina shower.

However, here's what's interesting ... once you have enough equipment for a properly outfitted overnight you pretty much have enough for a week. You really just add additional food and water.

For special equipment, I would take a second boat.

It'd be easier just to show you. Getcher ass out to the West Coast, Pless.

I'm actually a pretty experienced hiker/camper, canoe camper, and river fishing jon boat camper. Just want to see what others think that may be different from what I do. Thought it might be a useful conversation.

[James McMullen]

Paul, my detailed and honest answer is going to take some time to put together, but I am planning to lay out and document everything I am putting together for an upcoming week's trip by sail and oar with the idea of submitting an article to one of your favorite magazines. I intend to be comprehensive and thorough. Can you wait for another month or two?

[darroch]

Do you think you could hook me up with Bruce?

[Ron Williamson]

It ain't always that quiet in the Grotto.
R

[gilberj]

Kind of depends on your comfort requirements as well. I know people who take VERY little of anything. A change of clothes, minimal cooking and eating utensils, minimal sleeping accoutrements, a tarp, a couple of buckets, TP. I'd expand a little in each category.

[Ron Williamson]

I'd bring a water filter before I brought much water,unless you plan to use it as ballast anyway.
R

[B_B]

swmbo and I took a 15' Seaspray Catamaran for eight days around Lake Winnipeg a few years ago. Beach Cat camp sailing. Tons of fun (all our pics from then are still un-digitized).

Brought water filter, not water, fishing gear, clothes you wear, a change of clothes in a drybag to be used only in emergency, long underwear, jacket, hat, toques, gloves, dehydrated food, stove, fuel, books to read, matches (thank goodness I didn't forget those), first aid kit, some treats (candy, chocolate, etc.), turling cord, quick mix thick epoxy in a tube (came in handy when we hit a rock and one of the dagger boards disintegrated - rough cut the larger bits, fit them together, glued, lasted the trip), axe, breakdown firewood saw, assorted knives and cutlery, pot, pan, bowls...oh, cameras!

Had to keep it light as the boat wasn't designed to carry people and gear - it's designed to be raced single handed, IIRC. I strapped a crossmember just in front of the mast and tied our gear there (the boom's too low to facilitate much storage aft of the mast and with two folks sitting there I wanted some weight up front for balance).

Had a blast.

[JMAC]

Think in categories for your planning...seems like I end up bringing a lot of "just-in-case" stuff...

[Bernadette]

beach camping is a load of fun. ive done it with the 10' nutshell pram i have here. just enough gear to get by on and not much else in the way of "extras". the fun is to be had in the camping and roughing it.
would do it again if only i had crew...

[Paul Pless]

swmbo and I took a 15' Seaspray Catamaran for eight days around Lake Winnipeg a few years ago.

I bet that was wet.

Had a blast.

What I'm hoping for.

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

Britain - especially Britain south of the border, is really very small - the hardcore version of lightweight gear is an amex card and a folding toothbrush.