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.











Thursday, December 9, 2010

Photos along the way - Honduras to Dominican Republic

Max got the first big catch between Honduras and Jamaica.


Montego Bay Yacht Club Jamaica - 4 days and some great food!


Casa de Campa Marina near La Romona, Dominican Republic - 7 days - had to wait for parts - picked up Kim in Santo Domingo - great place to have to wait .
Touring at the Italian Village in Casa de Campa - lovely - 70,000 acres in this campus. Marina, homes (villas and mansions), 3 golf courses, polo fields, white sand beaches, shopping and the staff is so customer orientated - a special treat.
Hand rolled cigars - every tobacco leaf run thru the press

4000 employees in the 8 hour shift - probably 25 steps and months and months of prep before the cigar is perfected and ready to be smoked

Final touch - the last wrap of a tobacco leaf before it goes into the humidifier for 3 months and then individually wrapped with the cigar band and cellophane wrap - we appreciated all of the labor for about 1 hour of satisfaction.... unbelievable.

Kim doing wash and getting a cardio workout - wash water - stomp - first rinse - stomp - second rinse - double stomp and hang to dry.... she will appreciate a washer and dryer once she gets home.....

Tomorrow will be our last day at Casa de Campa - marina mechanic will help Dale install new water pump, Kim and Max to provision, and Mike oversees and checks weather - so we will be ready to sail another 250 miles to get to the British Virgin Islands - then we can snorkel, relax and have another tropical drink!
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