A short history of SV Companion -
In April of 2005, Kim and I signed an agreement to purchase a Leopard Catamaran and place it in the Moorings Charter Program for 5 years.

Buying the last 40' Catamaran built in 2005 by Robinson and Caine of South Africa, the boat was to be chartered in Placencia, Belize. It arrived in Belize in late November, and was used by Moorings Chartering until June of 2010. During that time, we were able to sail our boat many times, and have a few charters in other parts of the world; LaPaz Mexico, Abaco Bahama, British Virgin Islands, Nice France, Gocek Turkey (Turquoise Coast).

Max , our nephew and his dad, Mike will be joining, Kim and I for part of the voyage. We are also looking forward to meeting family and friends along the way.

Our blog is intended to share our journey, memories and information to sailors.

Enjoy, Dale & Kim

PS: 10 years after the start of our voyage, we are living in LaConner with SV Companion and the adventure continues.











Monday, October 4, 2010

Our New “Wheels” Oct 3

Just like any man – new "big boy toys" seem to show up.  This morning after settling into RAM Marina, Dale got to pick up his new 10 ft. 3 inch West Marine dinghy that was shipped down from LA to Guatemala… the marina manager went with us to the Yamaha waterfront shop and did the “negotiating” for the motor (9.9hp  2 stroke Yamaha) …. gas can … oil, etc – everything you need to run a dinghy!!  We had a ball getting it broken in … this offers us the ability to get off the boat even when we are anchored in a bay …. fabulous lunch at Bruno’s and NFL Football in Spanish!! Couldn't ask for a more perfect Sunday afternoon!!
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