Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
No fees, cancel anytime.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
then open in external browser
and click "Open in External Browser" 
Liz Clark, 34, a self-proclaimed “she-pirate,” has been sailing around the world since 2006 when she quit her job as a bartender in San Diego, California. Clark was given a Cal 40 sailboat on the condition that she would document her adventures around the world. In 2013, “Captain Lizzy” welcomed a 6-month-old kitten that she rescued aboard.
“She has adapted to living surrounded by water,” Clark said of her cat companion to Buzzfeed. The cat, named Amelia (also lovingly referred to as Tropicat), enjoys fishing from the boat, walking on the beach and hiking. “She has to go out of a cat comfort zone often,” Clark added. “But I think she now understands that I will keep her safe and she will have a lot of fun in the end. She makes Swell [the yacht] feel much more like a home.”
So far, Clark has traveled along the western coast of Mexico and Central America, and around the South Pacific.
More info: swellvoyage.com | Instagram | Facebook
RELATED:
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”
Here is a short video about Amelia:
225Kviews
Share on FacebookExplore more of these tags
What do you think ?
Richard Brooks 9 years ago
What a wonderful story.....I would like to invite Liz and "Amelia" to our little island of Saipan here in the Western Pacific.......It would be a great add to her adventures.
Huong Linh Vu 9 years ago
I love this story, so warm and full of love between the owner and the cat. I hope the cat would be fine living on the boat.
Tesnim Guesmi 9 years ago
When I see stories like that I only ask myself one question "how can you survive without making money? You need the minimum"..
Zorica Pencheva 9 years ago
I believe she's making good money trough her blog. Too many people make a living from the Internet these days...
Load More Replies...
Nouha Balti 9 years ago
Dear madam, I work in an office and till now I didn't succeed to make ends meet. You were a bartender... There are three assemption: 1 - You are a good economic person 2 - Your salary as a bartender is better than all our salaries (if it that, you can recommand me that job) 3 - You are to lucky to find a person who invited you to have a coffee together and told you: everything is going to be ok, here is a cup of coffee and yacht (if it is this, I hope I become lucky as you) Anyway, I'm happy that you're enjoying your time with that sweet company <3 keep up doing what you wants... That's a good way to have a happy life <3 <3 <3
Nouha Balti 9 years ago
if it is* you are too lucky* (I'm not american or british)
Load More Replies...
Leanna Peiffer 9 years ago
I amazed. It's good to see someone living the life ... Hope you write a book.
Patrick Ginty 9 years ago
Leanna, I follow her blog. She is in the process of writing a book about her adventures as we speak
Load More Replies...
Richard Brooks 9 years ago
What a wonderful story.....I would like to invite Liz and "Amelia" to our little island of Saipan here in the Western Pacific.......It would be a great add to her adventures.
Huong Linh Vu 9 years ago
I love this story, so warm and full of love between the owner and the cat. I hope the cat would be fine living on the boat.
Tesnim Guesmi 9 years ago
When I see stories like that I only ask myself one question "how can you survive without making money? You need the minimum"..
Zorica Pencheva 9 years ago
I believe she's making good money trough her blog. Too many people make a living from the Internet these days...
Load More Replies... Nouha Balti 9 years ago
Dear madam, I work in an office and till now I didn't succeed to make ends meet. You were a bartender... There are three assemption: 1 - You are a good economic person 2 - Your salary as a bartender is better than all our salaries (if it that, you can recommand me that job) 3 - You are to lucky to find a person who invited you to have a coffee together and told you: everything is going to be ok, here is a cup of coffee and yacht (if it is this, I hope I become lucky as you) Anyway, I'm happy that you're enjoying your time with that sweet company <3 keep up doing what you wants... That's a good way to have a happy life <3 <3 <3
Nouha Balti 9 years ago
if it is* you are too lucky* (I'm not american or british)
Load More Replies... Leanna Peiffer 9 years ago
I amazed. It's good to see someone living the life ... Hope you write a book.
Patrick Ginty 9 years ago
Leanna, I follow her blog. She is in the process of writing a book about her adventures as we speak
Load More Replies... You May Like “Kitties Working Hard And Hardly Working”: 109 Delightful Pics Of Working Cats (New Pics) Cat Meme Therapy: 100 Posts to Brighten Your Day 56 Cute Photos Of Bodega Cats That Feel Like Masters Of The Shops
Mantas Kačerauskas
Mantas Kačerauskas
Ilona Baliūnaitė
Related on Bored Panda
522
59