. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. TEMPERATURESIGNAL. COLD WAVE. CLEAR OR LOCAL FAIR RAIN WEATHER. OR SNOW. Beauforts scale is used to measurethe velocity of the wind. It is givenbelow : Hourly Velocity in Miles. Scale. State. o calm. I I light airs. 2 to 3 2 light breezes. 4 to 7 3 gentle breeze. 9 to 15 4 moderate breeze. 15 to 18 5 fresh breeze. 19 to 22 6 strong breeze. 23 to 28 7 moderate gale. 28 to 40 8 fresh gale. 40 to 48 9 strong gale. 48 to 56 . .... 10 whole gale. 57 to 80 II . .storm. 80 to 100 12 hurricane. COOKERY FOR YACHTSMEN. THOvSE who go a-sailing for pleas-ur
. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. TEMPERATURESIGNAL. COLD WAVE. CLEAR OR LOCAL FAIR RAIN WEATHER. OR SNOW. Beauforts scale is used to measurethe velocity of the wind. It is givenbelow : Hourly Velocity in Miles. Scale. State. o calm. I I light airs. 2 to 3 2 light breezes. 4 to 7 3 gentle breeze. 9 to 15 4 moderate breeze. 15 to 18 5 fresh breeze. 19 to 22 6 strong breeze. 23 to 28 7 moderate gale. 28 to 40 8 fresh gale. 40 to 48 9 strong gale. 48 to 56 . .... 10 whole gale. 57 to 80 II . .storm. 80 to 100 12 hurricane. COOKERY FOR YACHTSMEN. THOvSE who go a-sailing for pleas-ure in small craft, frequentlysuffer hardships, or at least in-convenience, in the way of meals,because of their lack of knowledge ofthe provisions to take with them, and ofsimple methods of preparing whole-some and appetizing dishes. Sea cooking differs materially fromshore cooking, inasmuch as the stove ina house is erected on a floor that is bothstationary and stable. The yachtsman. Fig. I. A Yachtsmans Stove. 224 BOAT SAILING, who has a cosy galley with a fixed stovethat burn coal or coke or charcoal, andthat draws well, has reason to blesshis fortunate stars. There have now come into vogueseveral varieties of the blue-flamewickless cooking stove. In the accom-panying illustration, Fig. i, I have de-picted a stove which I have found tosuit. It is wickless and burns the or-dinary kerosene oil. To suit sea con-ditions the stove is slung on gimbalslike a ships compass, so as to yield toevery motion of the vessel. The rail-ing round the top prevents pots andpans from sliding to leeward. Fig. 2shows the finest fry-pan ever inventedfor an oil stove, on which broiling isimpracticable. It acts as a broiler orfryer at will. The raised bars preventthe steak or cutlet from being soddenedwith fat, the result being equal or nearlyequal to a gridiron. If frying is re-quired put the necessary quantity of oil,butter or fat in the pan. Let it cometo a boil, and then imraerse in
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