Top 10 Must-Have Items for Living on a Small Boat

Top 10 Must-Have Items for Living on a Small Boat

With limited energy and limited space, living onboard a small sailboat for a year was kind of like camping—we had very few creature comforts, however, these 10 essential items can be used on any boat and will make your life onboard more sustainable, comfortable, and enjoyable.

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How to Potty Train a Boat Dog – Top 8 Expert Tips

How to Potty Train a Boat Dog – Top 8 Expert Tips

Potty training a boat dog can be challenging, but these Top 8 Tips for potty training onboard will help you. After sailing the world for a year with two dogs, we have learned great tips for potty training and also a few mistakes we made that you can avoid. Sailing with dogs is very rewarding if you learn how to potty train your boat dog.

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14 First Aid Tips for Dogs on Boats + Everything You Need in Your Doggie First-Aid Kit

14 First Aid Tips for Dogs on Boats + Everything You Need in Your Doggie First-Aid Kit

Having an appropriately stocked first-aid kit for your dog while at sea is just as important as having first-aid supplies for the human crew. With expert help from an experienced veterinarian (who is also a sailor), we compiled the perfect first aid kit for sailing and boating dogs.

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SAILING WITH DOGS - 24 Awesome Things Every Boat Dog Needs

SAILING WITH DOGS - 24 Awesome Things Every Boat Dog Needs

After a year of sailing the world with my two beagles, Cap’n Jack & Scout, I learned a lot about how to keep my dogs safe, comfortable, and happy onboard. And if your furry family members are happy, their humans will be happy! These tips and useful products are also great for those of you who love to take your pets with you in other kinds of boats! This article includes 24 totally awesome things that will help with potty training, safety, temperature control and so much more while sailing with dogs or boating with dogs.

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Sailing with Dogs - Top 10 Tips

Sailing with Dogs - Top 10 Tips

After sailing to more than 12 countries on four continents and across eight significant bodies of water, including the Atlantic Ocean, we are convinced that dogs just want to be with their humans.

Now that we have experience sailing with dogs in heavy, offshore conditions, we have learned many lessons about how to keep them comfortable, healthy, and safe. We also learned all about the various requirements for entering many worldwide countries with dogs on board. Here are our Top 10 general tips for sailing the world with dogs. While our experience is sailing with dogs, these tips can also apply to other pets.

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