Liz Clark,34, decided to quit the rat race and gave up her job to sail around the world, but she’s not doing it alone, she took her lovely cat named Amelia for this magical adventure. After quitting her job as a bartender in San Diego, Clark has been sailing around the globe since 2006 in an 11-by-40-foot Cal 40 boat that she was given on condition that she document her adventures in it.
In 2013, “Captain Lizzy” welcomed on board her 6-month-old kitten Amelia or ‘Tropicat’ who now accompanies Lizzy aboard the Swell on all her travels.
“Living aboard Swell has allowed me to drastically reduce my daily impact on the earth. Solar and wind power provide my electricity. I live closer to nature, and take time to cherish and appreciate it. I use less, need less, and want less”
She documents many of her unbelievable voyages on Instagram, with images showing off the turquoise waters she crosses, surfing expeditions, tropical beaches, and Tropicat peering at dolphins and sharks that go by their boat.
Since then Captain Lizzy has been sailing the globe solo for 10 years, from the American west coast to French Polynesia in her sailboat, Swell, and she’s covered around 25,000 nautical miles to date.
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Liz Clark has been sailing around the world since 2006 when she quit her job as a bartender
Clark was given a Cal 40 sailboat on the condition that she would document her adventures around the world
In 2013, she welcomed a 6-month-old kitten that she rescued aboard and named her Amelia
The feral kitten was skinny and hungry but Clark saw a “commanding lioness air and carefree bravado” in her
“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”
Amelia also loves hiking with Clark!
As well as enjoying the pleasures of SPA together…
She sure has a similar thirst for adventure as her human!
“It was petrifying to leave the safety and security of the dock and my friends and family”
“I didn’t know if I would be capable of captaining a boat this big and managing all that goes into a trip where you’re off the grid…”
“…but I knew I had to try or I’d always regret it”
“When I left I didn’t know how I’d make money, and I don’t come from a wealthy family or anything, like many people assume”
“I sleep on a pool mat under the stars”
“But I feel rich when I look up at that night sky and breath the fresh ocean air and leap into the sea each morning”
“She makes Swell [the yacht] feel much more like a home”
