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.











Saturday, February 15, 2020

2014

2014
Having raised the girls with a sense of adventure and then including their guys … it was a real treat and surprise when Danylle and Andy invited us to join them in her residency completion celebration; by taking a sailing trip to the BVI’s that included Emily and Kyle plus 10 of their other friends!  It was a great week of sun and fun with the wind cooperating for some real sailing!

We did not let a lot of grass grown under our feet and the adventures continued – a visit to Arizona with Laura, Brian and Pete for Spring Training with a visit to see Uncle Bob and Mary Pat.  Spring sailing, alongside Dual Dragons to the Desolation Sound in Canada, Brenna and Nathan’s wedding in Oklahoma, AIFD Symposium in Chicago, attending Kate and Rob wedding in Tonsbridge Wells, UK – even a little flower designing and assistance from us, along with a driving tour to Stonehenge then Baths and off to Scotland, with a stay in Edenborough and a small bus tour of Yorkshire and the lake district of England.  Finally, a trip to Ireland, seeing our dear sailing friend who we met in Panama – Vicki Guy from Dublin, which was a treat.  Incredibly special times.

Finishing off the fall – we headed south in our vehicle to meet Ben and Nannie who just started their next big adventure to sail to the French Polynesia Islands. … the plan was to meet them in LA so we could sail Catalina Island, then moor Dual Dragons and take a driving tour of 9 National Parks in California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and Colorado– over 2500 miles.  We wanted to share our beautiful country with them – they needed to see more than just the coastline.

Family wedding in November - Katelin and Jeremy’s - concluded the year.  Quite a celebration! And of course, beautiful flowers!
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