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.











Tuesday, January 3, 2012

The Irish .... in Panama


Sitting at the same mooring ball for a couple of weeks means meeting new folks along the way - Campbell’s Sloop moored two balls in front of us - as usual - there are heads nods good morning and a wave or two as we pass by their boat … but meeting up in the water taxi always calls for conversation - it didn’t take long for Vicki to give us her story - she is one of three delivering the Sloop from BVI’s to Tasmania - actually her adventure started in Dublin as that is where the crew originated… they also had some engine troubles so we got to be friends as they spent two weeks getting everything in order - sharing taxi rides to the supermarkets, going to the cruisers gatherings for pizza and dum sing, touring Old Town and of course we included her in our Rummikube tournaments …



Exploring the Smithsonian Marine Park was only a 2 mile walk from the Yacht Club - saw sloths and fabulous fauna and foliage - along with some pretty amazing aqua life!


Celebrating VIcki's thirtieth birthday Panama style - with her crewmate - Dermot.



Dale and I are looking forward to the Campbell Sloop’s blog - adventures to the Galapagos Islands and beyond -  they have over 8000 nm to go. What a journey!

And now we have a new country to visit - watch out Dublin and the little thatched roof cottage in the country - you never know when we might show up!!  And of course the Irish are welcome anytime in the Pacific Northwest!!






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