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Cruising Cats and Dogs

By Richard | February 13, 2008 | Somewhere in the Bahamas |
Into the warm and blue! More than two years after thinking cruising with big dogs was impossible, Liesbet swims from her and Mark’s boat with Kali and Darwin.

© 2008 Mark Collaert

Latitude readers may remember that Mark and Liesbet Collaert took off cruising from San Francisco Bay in October of ’05 aboard their Islander Freeport 36 F/Our Choices. They had one of the shortest cruises ever, as they abandoned their trip in Monterey after they discovered that their dogs Kali and Darwin weren’t happy or comfortable at sea. This led to a number of spirited letters in Latitude about which is more important, animals or pursuing cruising dreams.

Anyway, Mark and Liesbet quickly sold the boat, bought a truck, and took off on a long land trip through Central America. They had a good time, but Mark still wasn’t getting his sailing jones satisfied.

But starting last June, everything changed. They are currently cruising in the Bahamas, and Mark and Liesbet are happy because their dogs are happy. What changed? Check out the March Latitude to find out.

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