Everything backpackers do is applicable to an M15... if you can find freshwater occasionally on land you can filter it with a water purifier, and use this along with freeze dried backpacking food. Freeze dried food is around 1-2 pounds per day, so you could easily carry enough for a several month trip on an M15. There are hand operated desalinators, but they are expensive and way too much effort for the tiny amount of water they produce- under a liter for a solid hour of pumping. If you can find reliable freshwater, a good backpacking filter produces a liter from 30 seconds of pumping - 120 times as fast as a desalinator. Carrying a week (~10 gallons) of water on an M15 is no problem. I like to use MSR Dromedary bags, which sit low in the bilge and give you extra ballast, while conforming to whatever place you set them. Sincerely, Tyler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Trapp" <stevetrapp@Q.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2019 1:37:23 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: R2AK? Does any M-boater know how an R2AK participant in a small boat such as an M-15 know how the competitors get enough food, water, and beer to complete the long journey from Port Townsend to Alaska? Thanx, Steve M-15 # 335