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Sailing with Dogs FAQs - Everything You Need to Know — Navigate Content

Sailing with Dogs is challenging and rewarding. Find the answers to frequently asked questions about sailing with dogs from a sailor who sailed the world in a 43-foot sailboat with her two beagles, Cap'n Jack and Scout, and wrote the book How to Sail with Dogs, in which she shares lessons learned ab

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Learn to Sail - Top 10 Sailing Tips for Beginners

When I asked a German Navy veteran to teach me to sail, I discovered quickly that learning to sail is a lifetime commitment and not just a one-course seminar. Click the image to read about my experiences and discover my TOP 10 TIPS for learning to sail in heavy offshore conditions for beginners.

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Potty Training a Boat Dog - 8 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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30 Ways to Battle Seasickness Without Medication

While sailing the world for a year, I had EPIC battles with seasickness. Medications didn’t help me but these 30 Tips for Battling Seasickness made the experiences more bearable. Whether you are in a sailboat, cruise ship, fishing boat, recreational boat, or in a car, train, airplane, bus or any other moving thing that may make you seasick or motion sick, I hope these tips will help you!

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY!

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Top 10 Most Awesome and Useful SAILING BOOKS

As we are all trying to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and looking for things to keep us entertained and inspired while we are in lockdown, I’m happy to share with you some of my all-time favorite sailing books. I am an avid reader and can highly recommend each of these if you love sailing, boating, high-seas adventure, unique travel destinations, or just a good entertaining read on a lazy day. Some of these are historical, some are fiction, some nonfiction, and some are reference guides. They are presented here in no particular order.

Please leave a comment and recommend your favorite sailing- or travel-related books! If you read some of these, please let me know what you thought about them. Most important, please take care of yourself, your family, your neighbors, and your friends as we all navigate our way through this unsettling time.

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Sailors and Their Stories

One of the best things about sailing the world is meeting other sailors and hearing their stories! Watch inspiring videos and read in-depth stories about the men and women who sail the world.

Click the link below to check out this page that features sailors around the world and their fascinating stories.

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Not sure how we missed #NationalDogDay! We sure do love these sailing Seadogs! ⛵️⛵️🐶🐶 #howtosailwithdogs #sailingwithdogs #sailingwithpets #sailingdogs #sailingpets #dogswhosail #livingonasailboatwithdogs #petsonboard #travelwithdogs #travelingdogs #boatdogs #sailtheworldwithdogs #traveltheworldwithdog #travelwithpets #sailinglife #dogsonboats #petsonboats #sailingandcruisingwithpets #boatingwithdogs #beaglesofinstagram (at Domburg, Suriname) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1qSz9KATjw/?igshid=1h4aib99x2aoa

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365 Days at Sea! Our One-Year Anniversary Q and A (August 19, 2019)

We had so much FUN making this video and reliving all the memories!

It’s been exactly one year since we set sail from Stralsund, Germany on August 19, 2018 for our worldwide sailing voyage. We have sailed more than 7,000 nautical miles so far in the past 365 days with many more destinations in our sights, including Gulf Shores, Alabama, USA. We asked our social media followers to send us questions to answer about our voyage so that we could create this one-year anniversary video just for you. It’s a long video, so here are the topics with time stamps in case you want to skip around to the topics that interest you the most.

Thanks for hanging in there with us all this time!

00:58 Our Route (including northernmost, southernmost, easternmost, and westernmost points)

02:20 What was your most challenging passage?

04:24 What was your favorite stop? Was there any place you would consider living?

05:33 What was the most amazing thing you’ve seen at sea?

06:28 Do the dogs get seasick?

07:02 Have you lost any weight?

08:05 Were the seas ever so rough you thought you might not make it?

08:51 How do you fight boredom?

10:10 What was your most dangerous moment at sea?

11:33 Did you ever consider giving up? Were there moments you just wanted to go home?

12:59 How were you able to handle all the unexpected situations?

14:06 How did you handle the personal relationship living in such a small space? Can you still stand the sight and smell of each other?

18:48 What has caused you the most stress?

19:48 What have you missed the most?

21:06 What has been your biggest hurdle?

22:51 What did you learn about yourself?

24:35 What, if anything, would you have done differently?

25:46 What advice do you have for other people who want to sail the world?

31:16 When will you make it to Gulf Shores, Alabama, USA?

32:43 What’s next?

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Hey everyone! On Aug. 19, 2018 we departed from Stralsund, Germany on our voyage to Gulf Shores, Alabama USA. As you know, we haven’t made it to Alabama yet but we have sailed 7,163 nautical miles so far! We have hoisted the flags of 11 countries, sailed on 6 significant bodies of water along three continents, crossed the Atlantic Ocean, and crossed the Equator twice. We are so excited to celebrate our one-year anniversary at sea. We plan to make a video for the occasion and would like to include the answers to any questions you may have. We plan to highlight some superlatives like scariest moment, most spectacular experience, favorite destination, etc. What would you like to know about our first year at sea? Please leave us comments and we will include the answers in the video! Thanks for your continued support! It’s so cool to have all of you along for the ride! ⛵️⛵️🐶🐶 #sailingadventure #sailinglife #sailingtheworld #traveltheworld #sailingwithdogs #sailingwithpets #travelwithdogs #howtosailwithdogs #lifeisanadventure #sailorsandseadogs (at Domburg, Suriname) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1EJKDVAoJs/?igshid=1vahonfm5kc8w

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A little catfish is better than no fish, right? A small but yummy, self-sufficient dinner. Without a proper filet knife and elementary filet skills, the Seadogs enjoyed most of the meat! #sailsouthamerica #suriname #selfsufficientsailor #sailinglife #sailingdogs #sailingpets #fishinginsuriname #lifeatanchorage #howtosailwithdogs #dogswhosail #sailingwithdogs #sailingwithpets #sailingadventure (at Domburg, Suriname) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0_RvReAKhk/?igshid=cxt2q0pde7ov

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Pets on Board - How to Travel and Sail the World with Dogs

When Cap’n Jack and Scout first stepped aboard our 43-foot steel ketch, Seefalke, they walked around the small vessel and sniffed every corner. Then, tails wagging, they looked up at us, and it was as if they shrugged their shoulders and said, “I guess we live here now.” Then they curled up on the settee in the main saloon and settled in.

After traveling more than 7,000 nautical miles so far—crossing the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the English Channel, and the Bay of Biscay, sailing along the Atlantic coasts of Spain and Portugal into Africa, to the Canary Islands and Cape Verde, and then across the Atlantic Ocean to Cabedelo, Brazil and up the coast of South America to French Guiana and now into Suriname with them—we are convinced now, more than ever, that dogs just want to be with their humans. It doesn’t really matter where.

Our beagles were not yet two years old when we began our worldwide sailing journey in August 2018, but they’ve been sailing with us since they were four months old. Before we moved aboard Seefalke, Cap’n Jack and Scout joined us for many day sails along the Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW), Mobile Bay, and Bon Secour Bay on our 15-foot, open-hull catboat, Protagonist. However, they had never sailed overnight or in heavy offshore conditions. And with only day sails, they had never had to learn how to potty onboard.

We learned many lessons along the way about how to keep them comfortable, how to establish routines for them, how to make it through the customs requirements for dozens of countries, how to potty train them onboard, and, most important, how to keep them SAFE. We share all of our insights in our eBook, How to Sail with Dogs — 100 Tips for a Pet-Friendly Voyage.

Our initial goal was to sail Seefalke from her home port in Stralsund, Germany, to our home in Gulf Shores, Alabama, USA. We considered boarding the pups while we sailed for a couple weeks at a time and then returning to Alabama for short periods while at various ports. But the additional expense and effort of flying back and forth would be financially and logistically impossible. Plus, we would miss our sweet pups. We didn’t want to leave them at a boarding facility that often, and we wanted them with us. Now that we have decided to continue sailing full time (we also still work full time, but that’s a topic for another book), we know that we have made the right decision to bring them with us and make Seefalke their new home.

We spent countless hours talking with other sailors who have a canine crew and did exhaustive research on what it takes to ensure a safe passage for our four-legged family members. We knew that it wouldn’t be easy and that cruising with our beagles could limit our ability to travel to certain countries and to enjoy certain tourist attractions along the way. For us, this was an easy sacrifice to make.

We were not afraid of the additional work or paperwork involved. Once we made the decision to take them with us, their safety was our main focus.

We received a lot of criticism from followers on social media about bringing Cap’n Jack and Scout with us. We were accused of putting them in harm’s way unnecessarily. At first this bothered us, but then we chose to ignore the naysayers and focus on the task at hand—keeping them safe, comfortable, and happy living on board with us and sailing in heavy offshore waters with us. 

Every day, we are asked countless questions about sailing with dogs, and it is our pleasure to share our experiences. Please remember that every dog is different, every boat is different, and every human is different. Our goal is to share our personal experiences and to curate all our research in one place. Hopefully, some of it will help you.

In our book, you will find detailed information about traveling with dogs by air and by sea. You can read about The Great Potty Experiment—what worked for us and what didn’t. We include valuable information about the supplies you may need, including medicine and first-aid supplies that are specifically geared toward potential health issues your dog might experience. You will find entry requirements for dogs for many countries and a run-down of our experiences in the countries we have visited with our dogs.

We discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly side of sailing with dogs. It’s mostly good, in our opinion, but we honestly reveal the downside, too.

eBook chapters include:

- Pet-Friendly Boats

- Traveling with Dogs by Air

- Traveling with Dogs by Sea

- First Aid for Dogs at Sea

- Safety at Sea

- Potty Training on Board

- Establishing Routines

- When the Destination is not Dog Friendly

- Surviving Extreme Temperatures (Staying Warm/Keeping Cool)

- The Downside and the Upside of Sailing with Pets

- Bonus: How to Sail with Dogs Survival Kit

- General Guidelines and Requirements by Country

Our experiences involve sailing with dogs, but a lot of the information we present here could apply to sailing with other pets, as well.  Our experiences involve sailboats, but many of our tips also will be helpful for taking your pets with you on other kinds of boats!

We can honestly tell you that sailing with Cap’n Jack and Scout is something we will never regret. We enjoy having them with us every single day, and we firmly believe they enjoy being with us. The rewards greatly outweigh the challenges.

The eBook is available for just $6.99 USD in three interactive digital versions:

Amazon Kindle (works with Kindle readers and Kindle app)

Interactive pdf (great for reading on any laptop, desktop or tablet — it can be read on a smartphone, but you would have to zoom WAY in. Not a good user experience on a smartphone, in my opinion)

ePub version (perfect for reading in the iBooks app or with other ePub readers)

We are proud to share some of early reviews of How to Sail with Dogs!

“After reading this EBook and sailing with a dog ourselves, we wish this would have been available when we started our trip! There has been a lot of lessons we have learnt, items we forgot and procedures that we hadn’t thought of and had to learn along the way, that these guys cover. They take the stress and need to extensively research and learn it all yourselves out of the equation. On top of that, the minefield that is different countries’ laws and custum regulations for bringing pets in, has been researched and covered in great detail in this book. This book is based around US dogs, but the general rules and regulations apply to all imported pets. For new sailors sailing with pets, we would say this book is essential. For people who have been travelling for a while with their pets, this book is a great read, informative and highlights things you probably wont have even thought about! Well worth the money in our opinion.”

— Faye Reynolds, Sailing Chelsea (@sailing_chelsea)

“My husband and I sailed from France to Caribbean and up to Florida with a small Jack Russel terrier for 6 months. I would have loved to read a book like this before our travels to minimize all work around the preparations for our dog. I think this book is a very well summarized book with an attempt to cover all things that needs to take place before and during the sailing. Even if the people, the boat and the pets are different it covers most and gives you a guide to where to look for more info if needed. I love the tips after each chapter. You can easily go back and get some reminders and even have it as a back up checklist to your own check list.”

— Maria Rovik, Sailing Limitless (@roviksadventures)

“Preparation is everything, and while we remember that checklist for ourselves when sailing, we may think we’ve done enough with a life jacket. There’s so much more, and this ebook leaves nothing unanswered. From potty training to passports to ports that are NOT dog friendly there is more you might not have thought of but should. What do you do if your dog gets sick? Feeding your dog....there’s too much to mention. I also like that there are interactive videos spread throughout the book for an in-depth look at a subject. This couple, sailing with Jack and Scout, provide the total package for cruising with your pup. More than worth the cost!”

— Mary L. - Solardogz

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Throwback to when we had a real grass dog yard onboard Seefalke! We discuss our entire onboard potty experiment - what worked and what didn’t - in our new ebook HOW TO SAIL WITH DOGS, which just got a fantastic review from the official @solardogz online blog, The Starboard Tack! Our next experiment are the cool sun guard/rashguard shirt for dogs (swipe left) They can be worn all day - and under the life jacket. Give @solardogz an insta follow to learn more! #howtosailwithdogs #sailingwithdogs #sailingwithpets #sailingdogs #sailingpets #dogswhosail #livingonasailboatwithdogs #petsonboard #travelwithdogs #travelingdogs #boatdogs #sailtheworldwithdogs #traveltheworldwithdog #travelwithpets #sailinglife #dogsonboats #petsonboats #sailingandcruisingwithpets #boatingwithdogs #beaglesofinstagram (at Domburg, Suriname) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jo2x5ID_P/?igshid=108ovb0b5j552

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How to Sail with Dogs - eBook [ePub format]

This is an ePub format version of our eBook, How to Sail with Dogs - 100 Tips for a Pet-Friendly Voyage.

This eBook is also available on Amazon Kindle by following this link.

To download the interactive pdf version of this eBook, follow this link.

This is an ePub format version of our eBook, How to Sail with Dogs - 100 Tips for a Pet-Friendly Voyage.

This eBook is also available on Amazon Kindle by following this link.

To download the interactive pdf version of this eBook, follow this link.

Through our exhaustive research and real-life experiences sailing the world with two beagles, we share 100 tips about how to plan, prepare, and potty train for fun, safe sailing with your four-legged crew members. Learn about traveling with pets by air and by sea, potty training and exercising on board, first aid at sea, establishing routines, and keeping your pet SAFE! We also cover detailed customs requirements for U.S.- and European-based dogs entering into dozens of countries in Europe, Northwest Africa, Atlantic South America, the Caribbean, Central America, and North America.

Chapters include:

- Pet-Friendly Boats

- Traveling with Dogs by Air

- Traveling with Dogs by Sea

- First Aid for Dogs at Sea

- Safety at Sea

- Potty Training on Board

- Establishing Routines

- When the Destination is not Dog Friendly

- Surviving Extreme Temperatures (Staying Warm/Keeping Cool)

- The Downside and the Upside of Sailing with Pets

- Bonus: How to Sail with Dogs Survival Kit

- General Guidelines and Requirements by Country

About the Authors

Michelle Segrest has been a professional journalist for more than 30 years. She is the president of Navigate Content, Inc., a full-service content creation firm, and works hard for her clients even while sailing around the world. Michelle is a proud Southern girl from Sweet Home Alabama. She sailed for the first time with a longtime friend in Hamburg, Germany in 2013 and was immediately hooked. But it wasn't until she began sailing with Maik on Toja on The Baltic Sea that she began to learn the true art of sailing "The German Navy Way." Sailing became a part of her soul as this journalist found a passion that would burn deeply within her forever. She still delights in researching and learning the finer details of sailing. READ MICHELLE'S LOGBOOK to learn How to Get Your Sea Legs!

Maik Ulmschneider is president of Business Discovery Services, which offers a wide range of engineering and consultancy services that help small-to-medium sized companies do business internationally. Business Discovery Services is the parent company of the Sailors & Seadogs brand. Maik learned to sail while in the German Navy more than 20 years ago. He bought a small dinghy that he strapped to the top of his car and capsized countless times on German lakes as he fearlessly became a self-taught sailor. He purchased Toja, a 24-foot Flying Tramp 700, and began sailing the Baltic Sea in search of adventure. His passion for sailing is deep and intense as he now fulfills his longtime dream of sailing the world on Seefalke, a 43-foot, steel-hull ketch that was built for blue water sailing. READ MAIK'S NAVIGATION CORNER LOGBOOK to learn How to Skipper a Boat!

Sailors & Seadogs is two sailors traveling the world with their two beagles. They document their sailing adventures through videos, online blogs, and photography. Maik Ulmschneider is the captain, and Michelle Segrest is the first mate. So far, they have sailed from North Germany to eastern Brazil and up the coast of South America to French Guiana, crossing the Atlantic Ocean along the way on their 43-foot, steel ketch, Seefalke. Maik and Michelle daily answer questions about sailing with dogs and have gathered all their knowledge, research, and experience in this book, How to Sail with Dogs.

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Ep. 27 - Sailing French Guiana and DEVIL'S ISLAND - Our Favorite Place, so Far!

July 29, 2019

While in French Guiana, we spent time in Cayenne, Kourou, and the incredible Iles du Salut, the Triangle Islands which includes the infamous Devil’s Island. Find out exactly why this was our favorite stop of our entire voyage so far!

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Extras 32 - How to Sail with Dogs [Ebook Companion Video]

July 11, 2019

Through our exhaustive research and real-life experiences sailing the world with two beagles, our eBook, HOW TO SAIL WITH DOGS, provides 100 TIPS FOR A PET-FRIENDLY VOYAGE including how to plan, prepare, and potty train for fun, safe sailing with your four-legged crew members. This is a companion video that hits the highlights of the eBook. In the eBook, learn all about traveling with pets by air and by sea, potty training and exercising on board, first aid at sea, establishing routines, equipping your ship for a pet-friendly voyage, and keeping your pet SAFE! We also cover detailed customs requirements for U.S.- and European-based dogs entering into dozens of countries in Europe, Northwest Africa, Atlantic South America, the Caribbean, and North America. In this video, we cover the questions we get asked the most--potty training at sea, safety at sea, and the pros and cons of sailing with dogs! Order your Amazon Kindle copy for just $6.99 USD by following this link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V1DZ8G8/...

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What can we say? Remarkable. Spectacular. Paradise. Heaven. There are simply no words. I’m in love with this place!!! ⛵️⛵️🐶🐶 #sailingdogs #sailingpets #sailingadventure #devilsisland #iledesalut #frenchguiana #howtosailwithdogs #dogswhosail #womenwhosail #sailorsandseadogs #sailingseefalke #sailing #sailingadventure (at Îles du Salut) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz0gsioIkda/?igshid=1oqytjphp8tr4

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Scout loves our new eBook review from Faye and Ryan, who have been sailing the world with Poppy on SV Chelsea! 🐶 Be sure to check out our eBook, HOW TO SAIL WITH DOGS - 100 TIPS FOR A PET-FRIENDLY VOYAGE on Amazon Kindle and follow these cool sailors at @sailing_chelsea “After reading this EBook and sailing with a dog ourselves, we wish this would have been available when we started our trip! There has been a lot of lessons we have learnt, items we forgot and procedures that we hadn't thought of and had to learn along the way, that these guys cover. They take the stress and need to extensively research and learn it all yourselves out of the equation. On top of that, the minefield that is different countries' laws and custum regulations for bringing pets in, has been researched and covered in great detail in this book. This book is based around US dogs, but the general rules and regulations apply to all imported pets. For new sailors sailing with pets, we would say this book is essential. For people who have been travelling for a while with their pets, this book is a great read, informative and highlights things you probably wont have even thought about! Well worth the money in our opinion.” Available on Amazon Kindle—more than 200 pages for just $6.99 USD!!! ⛵️⛵️🐶🐶 #howtosailwithdogs #sailingwithdogs #sailingwithpets #sailingdogs #sailingpets #dogswhosail #livingonasailboatwithdogs #petsonboard #travelwithdogs #travelingdogs #boatdogs #sailtheworldwithdogs #traveltheworldwithdog #travelwithpets #sailinglife #dogsonboats #petsonboats #sailingandcruisingwithpets #boatingwithdogs #beaglesofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BzvzsApIHaV/?igshid=1b4v724f0r91h