Catch and cook with Haines Signature

Boaters have every excuse to be lax when it comes to food preparation and storage. Aboard many boats it's difficult to sanitise without access to hot water to clean cooking and dining utensils properly. This coupled with the need to confine food preparation to a postage-stamp space saddled with erratic cooking and cooling devices further complicates the issue.

Avid boat enthusiast, sometimes chef and Haines Group managing director (sales and marketing) Greg Haines offers some timely tips that will ensure you don't invite any unwanted guests into your galley that could leave you, your friends and family with more than just seasickness.

"The most important thing to remember is to keep food out of direct sunlight - the Danger Zone - as bacteria multiplies rapidly at warm temperatures," said Haines.

Food can become unsafe if held in the "Danger Zone" for more than two hours, so bring along plenty of ice and keep your cooler shaded or covered with a blanket.

A love of boating, fishing and seafood drove Haines to design and build the ultimate fishing boat complete with onboard cooking facilities and areas so you can cook your catch out on the open seas.

The Haines Signature 600C is equipped with all you need for fishing and cooking.

As the sun goes down and the time comes when you would usually head home, the 600C lets you drop anchor and head to the galley which includes a stove, sink, icebox and plenty of shelves, making it the ideal place to cook your catch and enjoy a sunset backdrop, said the manufacturer.