Intro to Cooking on a Boat

FREE • Learn to make delicious meals in your boat’s galley, no matter the challenges

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Delicious Meals on Board—Made Simple

Whether you’re cruising, living aboard, or taking weekend trips, you can enjoy great meals in your boat’s galley—even with limited space and resources.

Intro to Cooking on a Boat is a free mini-course designed to help boaters create stress-free, delicious meals with minimal cookware, storage, or electricity. Packed with practical tips and proven techniques, it’s the perfect introduction to cooking on a boat.

When you sign up, you’ll also receive The Boat Galley Newsletter—a weekly email filled with expert advice to make life aboard easier and more enjoyable.

With over 17 years of experience cooking aboard boats, Carolyn Shearlock shares real-world strategies to help you make the most of your galley, no matter where your adventures take you.

What You’ll Learn • Practical Solutions for Real-World Adventures

✔ Easily plan, prepare, and store food for your trip
✔ Maximize limited cooking tools and storage space
✔ Create satisfying, everyday meals—no weird ingredients required
✔ Avoid food waste and spoilage, even in challenging conditions

What’s Included • 4 Comprehensive Sections to Simplify Boat Cooking

This free mini-course includes everything you need to get started:

1. Introduction to Cooking on a Boat

Six curated articles from The Boat Galley answer the most common questions about making great meals while adventuring.

2. Helpful Downloads
Four free, practical tools to make provisioning and cooking easier:

Inventory & Provisioning Spreadsheet: Know exactly how much of everything to buy for your trip.
What’s on the Boat?: A simple way to track what you need to take with you.
Instant-Read Thermometer Temperatures: Ensure food is cooked thoroughly but never overdone.
Spice Names in Foreign Languages (3 PDFs): Avoid spice mix-ups while exploring international markets.

3. Recipes
Over 100 free adventure-friendly recipes. Galley-tested for real-world conditions, these everyday recipes are easy to make and require no exotic ingredients.

4. Favorite Gear
Discover recommended cookware, utensils, and tools. Every item is chosen with small spaces, durability, and versatility in mind.

Why It’s Different

This isn’t generic cooking advice—it’s tailored for boating where space, power, and storage are limited. You’ll find:

Proven Advice: Tips and tools from over 17 years of cooking on a boat.
Adventure-Ready Solutions: No gourmet ingredients, no elaborate methods—just real food that works in small spaces.
Practical Resources: From provisioning spreadsheets to foreign spice guides, every tool is designed for simplicity and ease of use.

Whether you're planning your first trip or looking for ways to make your next adventure smoother, Intro to Cooking on a Boat gives you the confidence to enjoy delicious meals wherever life takes you.

How It Works • On-Demand and Always Accessible

This free mini-course is entirely online and designed to fit into your schedule.

✔ Immediate access: Start right after sign-up with login details provided onscreen and via email.
✔ Lifetime access: Refer back to materials whenever you need them—this course is yours to keep, including all updates.
✔ No special equipment: Everything is text- and resource-based, accessible even in areas with limited internet connectivity.

About the Instructor • Carolyn Shearlock

Carolyn Shearlock has been living and cooking aboard boats for over 17 years, perfecting the art of making great meals in small spaces. She’s the founder of The Boat Galley, an instructor at Cruisers University, and the author of two books, The Boat Galley Cookbook and Storing Food Without Refrigeration. Carolyn’s practical, approachable style has helped thousands of adventurers create satisfying meals in challenging conditions.

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Our Mission

At The Boat Galley, we have one mission: to help you cruise with confidence.

As liveaboard cruisers, we understand the challenges and questions that come with boat life. That’s why we create practical products and courses designed to tackle the same issues we’ve faced ourselves—making your life on the water easier, safer, and more enjoyable.

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"Great ideas, good presentation and resources for more info. I've been "studying" with the Boat Galley for years and they have saved us many times from our own ignorance, thank you!"

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Meet The Boat Galley Team

At The Boat Galley, we’re all cruisers. We know the joys—and the challenges—of boat life. The steep learning curve, costly mistakes, and hours spent searching for answers can be overwhelming. We’ve been there. That’s why we’ve created practical tools, trusted resources, and real-world guides to help you skip the frustrations and focus on enjoying your cruising life.