Liz Clark, a 34-year-old “she-pirate,” has been sailing the globe since quitting her job as a bartender in San Diego, California, in 2006. In exchange for writing about her travels across the world, Clark was granted a Cal 40 sailboat. A 6-month-old cat that “Captain Lizzy” saved aboard the ship in 2013 was warmly welcomed.
In a statement to Buzzfeed, Clark said of her cat partner, “She has adjusted to live around water.” Amelia, the cat (also affectionately known as Tropicat), likes to go trekking, beach strolling, and boat fishing. She frequently needs to step outside of a cat’s comfort zone, Clark continued. But I believe she now realizes that I will keep her safe and that, in the end, she will have a lot of fun. She gives the yacht Swell a lot more of a homey feeling.
Clark has already traversed the South Pacific and the western coasts of Mexico and Central America.
Liz Clark began sailing the globe in 2006 after quitting her job as a bartender.
Woman quits her job and sails with her rescue throughout the world.
On the condition that she would record her travels across the world, Clark was granted a Cal 40 sailboat.
Woman quits her job and sails with her rescue throughout the world.
She welcomed a 6-month-old kitten she had saved onboard in 2013 and gave her the name Amelia.
Woman quits her job and sails with her rescue throughout the world.
Although the wild kitten was underweight and starving, Clark observed that she had a “commanding lioness attitude and reckless swagger.”
“She has adapted to living surrounded by water”
“She has to go out of a cat comfort zone often”
“But I think she now understands that I will keep her safe and she will have a lot of fun in the end”.
