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, March 21, 2011

Family arrives ... it is good to have peeps!


Just like precision – our “peeps” arrived on time.  Andy and Danylle rented a vehicle – not just any vehicle but a Kia Sorrento 2.0L Diesel /manual 7 passenger SUV – Awesome and powerfulllllllll –Andy had loads driving thru the countryside and hills …. they showed up at the marina pooped but excited to have “arrived” – the marina was a buzz with the “Saturday date night” crowd. 
Andy in the preferred seat


Dale, Chuck, the kids and I – had a “happy hour” on Companion then walked just across the sidewalk to La Marina Restaurant – delicious French cuisine with an Italian flair – all of our meals were great!   What a treat!  After a quick rest – Dale and the kids headed back to the airport to pick up our last sailor for this journey – Dale’s father. What a great feeling to have Father with us – to get to enjoy this new lifestyle of ours with us. 

Chuck and I stayed on board and got to enjoy the evening’s entertainment – a really great one-man gig.  Have you ever heard Frank Sinatra’s My Way in French?  This guy was tremendous – perfect for sitting on the boat and people watching  (you should have also heard his Michael Jackson rendiditons) anyway – Companion’s deck made a great dance floor!   By the time the rest of our gang came we were in full swing with the music – ordered up a pizza and then headed off to sleep – the music didn’t stop any of us from falling asleep!!



Today, Sunday – we left the marina and had an amazing sail – about 12 nautical miles – no motors and speed up to 9.2 knots at one time – to say the least Dale, Andy, Danylle, Chuck and Grandpa enjoyed the speed – I shut my eyes!!
The guys are enjoying a sailors lunch

We are now in the bay near St. Anne’s, Martinique and will be here for the next couple of days – going to enjoy the countryside of this perfect little French Haven!!  Just wish we knew how to speak the language.

Dualing Captains!!

It is good to have our “people” with us for the next week.
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  1. LoriMarch 23, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    Safe travels to you and have a wonderful time! Hugs to Uncle Ed!!


    p.s. finally got on here to post!! :)

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