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Sailing Zatara

“Let it Float Away” is the motto of the globe-trotting Whitaker family from Texas. In 2016, they did what many other families only dream of doing. Parents Jack and Renée Whitaker left the corporate world, sold their home, liquidated most of their other assets, took their four kids, Anna, Jack, Finn and Kate, and simply sailed away. And they did it without any prior sailing experience! One of the first lessons that the Whitakers learned at sea was that a multihull sailboat fit their needs better than a monohull. So, in Greece, they bought a 59-foot Privilege 585 catamaran named Zatara. She has proven to be a great platform for their adventures as they have navigated both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, watching more than…