You live on a sailboat full time, you leave your home country and now you’re out cruising with pets….what happens when you need to leave the boat or get home….take the pets with you or kennel them? More
Four months ago, in the homestretch to finalize my packing and purging in anticipation of cruising life, I prepped as if I was immediately crossing an ocean never to More
Every single Sunday our Great Dane (Quincy) writes a Sunday column to dispense her wisdom as a dog who lives on a cruising sailboat. Quincy the Boat Dog lives on a sailboat currently in the Puerto Vallarta Mexico and she regards that boat as hers…like it’s her home and she More
At LF2SF, we try to leave things better than we found them. We don’t ever dump plastic trash into the ocean anywhere and we try to clean up after Quincy the Boat Dog everywhere that we can. Quincy feels the same way and often just wants to be on the More
Does this picture look familiar if you live on a boat or spend lots of time outdoors? This was how Quincy’s sunscreen box looked before she found a solution and More
Great Danes are large, smelly creatures who sleep and lounge ALOT. But when they get their energy, it’s often channeled into puppy laps, puppy energy, alert mode or play. Eating holds an energy level too, but it’s quickly followed by more lounging time. Quincy Great Dane lives on a sailboat More
Quincy doesn’t like it when the family leaves her on the boat alone. It’s that simple. She endures it while we’re in the slip…sitting and waiting for the family to come home. But her alone on our sailboat (on the dock) is constantly on my mind and we rarely leave More
Quincy got to spend about a week picking back and forth through a boatyard on Shelter Island while the boat was getting it’s engine taken out and we were waiting on word from insurance…much to her satisfaction. Although Quincy doesn’t always clearly speak to us, we’re pretty sure she didn’t More
Quincy the Boat Dog has had a hectic two weeks. With her daddy gone last week and the boat in shambles…she’s not really sure what to expect next. But, never the less, she wants to put her best face forward for all of you….so here she is: <img data-attachment-id="4924" data-permalink="https://livefree2sailfast.com/2019/09/01/great-dane-on-a-sail-boat-long-two-weeks/fullsizeoutput_5cc/" More
I’m speaking for Quincy today when I say….”Hello”. She’s pretty mellow as it’s been a crazy long week and she’s been in several different places this week, but wanted to show you her happy place. Because we were towed to a boatyard and have been there this past week, Quincy’s More