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.











Sunday, April 24, 2011

Reflections .....

Checking out of the Grenadine’s was actually sad – we had such a grand time exploring the islands – falling in love with mother nature over and over again, experiencing life with some of the locals and for me – I am finally getting more comfortable with my boat duties and can anticipate some of Dale’s sailing needs before he asks… makes the whole experience much better for us.
You would think that after all this time together we would be getting tired of each other – but quite contrary – we are not running out of conversation, thinking about our future, making plans and setting goals … sharing the jobs on the boat … life does move forward – at this time we only have about one month of the first half of this journey… before we head back “home”.   Hard to believe that Dale has been on Companion for basically 7 months and has finally got into his own groove and can feel what “Cruising” is truly about. 
This week marks 31 years of marriage ... I am hear to tell you .... I would do it all over again....
Thanks Dale for all of our adventures and look forward to so many more!

1 comment:

  1. Happy Anniversary, Kim and Dale! What a glorious way to celebrate your lives together. I love the posts and the lessons you are learning and living. Thank you. Miss you soo much, but I know you are safe and well and happy. Love, Laura

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