Discovering the Flavors of Sardinia: Mixed Pickles in the Bays, June 2021

On the longest day of the year, the entire fleet gathered in the crescent-shaped Bay of Cannigione. A long table was floated on paddleboards and dinghies, laden with—you guessed it—mixed pickles. But also: roasted suckling pig ( porceddu ), pane carasau (crispy Sardinian flatbread), and pickled myrtle berries. After sunset, a sailor played an accordion, and someone hung a jar of pickled eggs from a mast, christening it the “Solstice Lantern.”