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.











Saturday, November 27, 2010

#2 Update ...... from the wife

Captain Dale and Crew just reported in - a nice treat for me on a rainy Seattle afternoon - 


Companion has  already sailed over 1200 nautical miles in the last 3 weeks.  They are about a 20 hour sail from the pennisula that divides Haiti and the Dominican Republic.  They have been sailing since Wednesday - so I am sure they are ready to put an anchor down and get a little rest in the DR.  A part broke that controls the main sail so the guys are motoring with the jib up, so it is slow going.  They will continue sailing with the jib till Companion reaches Tortola - there will be a marina there that can fix it.  The guys have put all of their engineering skills to task - but with limited tools and parts they will be patient and just plug along.


I am now planning on meeting them on Monday, Dec 6 in Ponce, Puerto Rico ... "Flexibility" is my middle name. And thank goodness for great family and friends who provide me shelter and food.


  
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