[C320-list] Dog on board

[T. Scott Thompson]

My wife has been making noise about getting a Labrador puppy this spring 
and I'm trying to figure out the logistics of cruising the Chesapeake 
Bay with a dog on board a 320.  We have a cruise planned for early July 
when the dog would be 4 months old, but obviously I'm interested in the 
longer term more than the immediate difficulties posed by a puppy.  Any 
war stories or advice would be appreciated.

We like to hang on the hook in isolated places rather than stay in 
marinas when we cruise.  Is this feasible with a dog these days?  I 
cruised the Chesapeake with my parents and a medium size dog back in the 
late 70s but I suspect that many of the places that we went ashore then 
are developed and/or posted no-trespassing today.  Also, that was in a 
boat with centerboard and shallow draft which let us go where others 
didn't.  The 320 has much less range to go up creeks on the Bay, even 
with wing keel.

Scott Thompson
Surprise, 653