Husband and Wife

Click on the photo to see more pictures from the wedding!

Hauled out!

Soterion is safe and sound in the boatyard at Nanny Cay! 

Have a great summer and see you in the fall!!!

Underwater Lights

Soterion has had underwater lighting for a while now (technically they are on-water lights as they are not mounted below the waterline but have the same effect without putting holes in the boat under water).  The lights make the yacht more visible at night as well as attract sea creatures such as minnows, tarpon, sea-rays, and squid.


We recently installed color-changing LED lights in the bow area.

That got me thinking that our tender needed lights as well.

These are also color-changing LEDs.

TOO COOL!!

Days off

Our guests often ask what we are planning to do on our day off between charters.  Will you go to the beach?  Maybe read a book?  Well, first we have to do a few chores:

First, laundry!

Normally we just clean the interior.  Since we had more than a single day "off", Tara decided to completely replace all the head (bathroom) fixtures.  She learned quite a bit about plumbing fittings (from metric PEX to 1/2" IPS), as well as what it feels like to be crammed into a little hole upside-down juggling two wrenches and a flashlight with water dripping onto your head trying to loosen a stuck nut.  (When I am in that position, sometime I feel like I am the nut!)  Anyway Tara did such a great job on all four heads with a minimum of grumbling and now we have not only new faucets and showers, but new towel rings and soap dishes to go with the fancy new LED lights.

Meanwhile, I was wiring up the new batteries that we had to install because the old ones were no longer holding a charge.  The batteries keep the operation running when the generator is off, powering all the lights, music, and appliances.  Tara helped me carry these beasts weighing in at over 150 lbs!  I also installed a new "pure-sine" inverter which provides high-quality, clean power to all the outlets.

In addition, I installed a monitoring system that keeps an eye on the health and charge of the batteries.

After several long days of work, a shot of house-made fruit-infused RUM was well deserved!

As was a relaxing afternoon reading in the cool breeze under the shade that Tara designed.

Happy Easter!

We have a family on board this week and the kids love books so the Easter Bunny did well this year!

Check out the home made bud vases- I stretched colored baloons over shot glasses.

It's not easter without coloring eggs- followed the next morning by egg battles :)

Easter Egg hunt- do you spy the green egg?

Soggy Dollar Sunday

Soterion on the Soggy Dollar webcam!

We swam ashore and enjoyed the drinks that were left by our friends for us on the clipboard behind the bar (thanks Emily and Michael)!

Fish On!

One happy fisherman!

Thank goodness for my Cutco fishermen's knife :)

yum, yum!

Paddle Boarding 101

 

 

 

 

You fall a lot when you are beginning.

Culinary Contest Pics

The guest judges and me!

I look like a hot mess (because I was) but the boat and food look great!

Home Made Break'n Bakes!

I love the convenience of break'n bake cookies, but feel a bit limited by their flavor selection. Sooo...

Thanks to my slew of recipies and handy little ziplocks I now make cookie doughs in bulk, then bag and freeze them. When I want cookies I use a big sharp knife to cut off a bit of dough, peel off the plastic and bake!