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, December 19, 2011

An Afterthought ...


An afterthought - not really …  after the blogging of our Canal journey ….
there were a couple of more photos that I thought I would share … some of my favorite moments that I actually caught on film with my new camera…

In order to cut down on the washing of glasses all day long  - Rose and Tanya devised this idea - only wash your glass when you think it is necessary …. So “Name” those water glasses!



Like family traditions in most homes - as a kid and now as the mom … we always celebrated St. Nicholas’ Day with our shoes near the hearth at home - the eve of Dec 5 - but on Companion - the Cockpit is like the “hearth at home” and was where the action was!! 



Ed, the ever entertainer and comic relief thought we should test our marital skills with an evening entertainment - more for him - than us  - with his version of “The Newlywed Game” - Girls questions first - Guys second - loads of giggling and some “what are you thinking!” statements - but anyway the Grand Prize Winners - Rose and Kurtis … I truly think Dale and I had a disadvantage - married 31 years where the kids were 1 and 2 years out …  oh well …
by the way - the grand prize was not a trip to Panama ... a brand new fresh packet of "baby/face wipes!"



Real Coffee - no more decaf for this girl - thanks Rose for switching me over -



People watching - one of my favorite of things to do …. All ages … all faces …



Sky watching … Clouds and sun amazing!  Feel that I am being looked after - every moment - every day! Thankful ….


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