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.











Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Leaving Cartegena

Arriving to Cartegena was uneventful - which is always a good thing.  Ed and I made it to the marina - Dale dinghyed over to greet us after our Alaska friends, Fred and Jack meet us with open arms and a great welcome to the next leg of our adventure.  Thank goodness for all the "old pro" sailors who offer advice and recommendations along our way.

The kids, Rose, Kurtis, Tanya and Garret are ready to get "someplace" where they can actually swim in the blue water that we promised .... so after 4 FULL grocery carts of provisioning - enough for 14 days - we are set to sail to the San Blas Islands - in Panama. Our hope is for a blissful 12 days in these islands - enjoying the hospitality of the Kuna Indians. 

The boat looks great - Dale and his crew have done a great job preparing - so after unpacking and settling in - I am ready to get going....so we are off in an hour or so... I can't wait to share what we see in the next
two weeks.... we will be without any internet connection - so the next posts will be long!!  :)

Happy Thanksgiving to all - Dale and are so thankful for all of the support that our family and friends offer .... praying for a safe passage - just a one nighter!
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