Pam Douglas (The Perfect Boat Dog) is the undisputed authority on boat dogs. John Herlig (VHF Radios and Small Budget Cruising), Nica Waters (Provisioning) and Carolyn Shearlock (all other items) are instructors at Cruisers University at the Annapolis Boat Shows and Capital Boat School at the DC Boat Show.
Pam lived aboard her Pacific Seacraft 34 with her dog Honey for 7 years and is part of the Go Pet Friendly team. She has written extensively about boat dogs for a variety of publications.
John calls his 1967 Rawson 30 home when he's not helping deliver boats; he's sailed most of the East Coast of the US, Bahamas, and Caribbean.
Nica Waters is half of the podcast team here at The Boat Galley. She's been cruising since 1992, for everything from weekends to years at a time, in the US, Caribbean, and crossing the Atlantic, with kids and without. Since 2015, she's been an instructor at Cruisers University at the Annapolis Boat Show.
Carolyn and her husband Dave have lived aboard two different boats for a total of 15 years. They've cruised over 14,000 miles in the Sea of Cortez, Pacific Mexico and Central America, and more recently Florida and the Bahamas.
All but The Perfect Boat Dog are expanded versions of the courses John, Nica, and Carolyn teach at Cruiser's University.