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

2017

2017



Warm water and blue skies were exactly what we needed – so in January we flew to the BVI’s – sharing a catamaran with Ann and Rick, Bud and Sue – already seasoned sailors.  Adding to our  crew Laurie and Gregg – first timers to the Caribbean – it was a spectacular time!  Just enough wind to make the true sailors happy, absolutely fabulous food created, many many cocktails – plus all of the fun a catamaran offers – swimming /floating – hiking and walking.  We had a ball…. Stayed a couple of days extra for some downtime in St. Thomas.



We felt so lucky to be able to sail into Seattle for Kim’s AIFD symposium in July. It was a great start for the next couple of weeks.  We shared some boat hospitality with AIFD friends and our family.  Kim was assuming the office of the National President of AIFD – so celebrations all around.


Immediately after symposium we sat on the boat for a couple of days – regrouped and then met up with Shelter Bay Yacht Club for a South Sound sail.  One of our favorites – loved touring the cities and countryside as we sailed pass little state park islands and could witness the northwest beauty.



Sailing north with a few days rest to regroup – Danylle, Andy and Theo joined us for a sail into Canada. Our little sailor was comfortable on his papa’s lap at the helm!  Emily, Kyle and Cora ferried up to meet us for a few days of sailing and mountain biking – quite a combination of activities! 
 











October is a great time for a road trip – so again an AIFD meeting brought us down to Las Vegas where Laurie and Gregg joined us for a car trip back north  through Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks – loads of spectacular scenery, great fun and memories made.  We arrived in San Jose for an amazing visit with Ann and Rick.  Life is really really good!

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