Enjoying Life aboard Fine Lion

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Fine Lion

Who: Steve and Kim Snyder
Port: Oriental, NC
04 May 2014 | 35 01.463'N:76 41.964'W, Oriental, NC
20 April 2014 | 29 53.099'N:81 18.329'W, St. Augustine, FL
10 April 2014 | 25 33.946'N:77 43.439'W, Cabbage Cay, Berry Islands
07 April 2014 | 25 29.752'N:77 43.952'W, Bonds Cay, Berry Iswlands
30 March 2014 | 24 06.145'N:76 24.307'W, Black Point, Exumas
27 March 2014 | 23 45.664'N:76 05.409'W, Williams Cay, Exumas
25 March 2014 | 23 43.951'N:75 02.859'W, Rat Cay, Exumas
13 March 2014 | 23 21.322'N:75 08.896'W, Thompson Bay, Long Island
11 March 2014 | 23 01.250'N:75 43.328'W, Water Cay
01 March 2014 | 22 15.048'N:75 45.111'W, Hog Cay
25 February 2014 | 22 20.217'N:75 46.825'W, Johnson Cay
23 February 2014 | 22 15.101'N:75 45.184'W, Hog Cay
17 February 2014 | 22 15.101'N:75 45.184'W, Hog Cay
12 February 2014 | 22 13.390'N:75 45.140'W, Hog Cay Cut
11 February 2014 | 22 14.994'N:75 45.220'W, Hog Cay
08 February 2014 | 22 14.994'N:75 45.220'W, Hog Cay
03 February 2014 | 22 15.004'N:75 45.183'W, Hog Cay
02 February 2014 | 22 15.004'N:75 45.183'W, Hog Cay
23 January 2014 | 22 10.261'N:75 43.687'W, Southside, Ragged Island
17 January 2014 | 22 10.261'N:75 43.687'W, Southside, Ragged Island

Still hanging around Staniel Cay...

02 December 2013 | Staniel Cay
Steve
Last night's dinner

Hanging around Staniel Cay can be lots of fun. There's the Yacht Club, which is really a bar/restaurant with a bunch of docks and cottages. It's quite an operation, and seems to be busy all the time. They offer Wi-Fi, too.

My birthday breakfast...bagel, cream cheese, lox, capers, and onions!


There's a grocery store on the island that gets fresh food on Wednesdays when the Mail Boat (the Captain C) shows up. The anchorage at Big Majors is where the swimming pigs live. There are a couple other beaches for evening cocktails. This is also where many of the Mega-Yachts bring their charters. That makes the anchorage extra busy with jet skis and other water toys.

A couple of days before Thanksgiving, the VHF (radio) was active with the rescue efforts on a Haitian sailing boat that had capsized. Evidently there were over 100 people on board a boat smaller than the Fine Lion. Bill on Veranda has a very good post about the whole ordeal. Check it out with the link on the left of this page.

We've been having a lot of rain for the past week. Not stormy, but rain cells passing through a couple of times a day. That means we've been a little "boat-bound".

The dinghy was full of water...I told Kim to use it as a bath tub


So, on 12/1 we decided to go on our first hunt of the season. We out to the Sandy Cay area and recorded our first take of the season...two lobsters with one of them being pretty big. Needless to say, we enjoyed our first lobster dinner last night. It was "almost" too much for us, but we listened to the Panthers and the Broncos win while having lobster and salad.

First "take of the season"


We think we'll go to Black Point today or tomorrow to do laundry at Ida's. She runs the finest Laundromat you've ever seen...maybe get some fresh baked bread from Lorraine's mother.

It looks like we'll have good winds to sail south to the Jumentos and Ragged Islands in a couple of days. We'll take that window to sail there rather than use the engine to save on diesel fuel.

We'll keep you posted...

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Vessel Name: Fine Lion
Vessel Make/Model: Catalina 42
Hailing Port: Oriental, NC
Crew: Steve and Kim Snyder
About:
Steve lived in Annapolis, but has now moved to Oriental, NC. He's been sailing since 1975. He's a member of the Annapolis YC, SSCA, Royal Marsh Harbor YC, and a past Commodore of the Severn River YC. It's difficult to live in Annapolis, or Oriental, and not be involved in sailing. [...]

Fine Lion

Who: Steve and Kim Snyder
Port: Oriental, NC