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Cruising with two cats

Simon and Carla Fowler are sailing around the world on their Lagoon 400, Ocean Fox. Find their website at: www.sailingoceanfox.com

Just the two of us moved on board our Lagoon 400 catamaran during March 2018. Having only been married for 18 months we were off to sail the world. Everything was going swimmingly as we cruised through the Mediterranean.

Our plan was to cross the Atlantic for the Caribbean and then make a decision on where to go from there. Then, one day as we were enjoying the sunset and sundowners, Carla said to

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