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From House to Sailboat: How a Family Road Trip Changed Us
We traded a conventional life in Ottawa for the dream of raising our children aboard a sailboat — even though I had never sailed.
About Our Boat
SV Aphrodite is a St. Francis 50 catamaran — Hull #1 of an award-winning bluewater design. See her specs, equipment, and offshore features.
Long Reads: Galapagos
Volcanoes, sharks, penguins, sea lions, offshore fishing fleets, and a message in a bottle — the Galapagos is one of the most interesting and diverse places we have visited during…
Long Reads Grenada
A muddy hike, memory-making at Grenada Carnival, drama on a public bus, sailing passages from Trinidad to Grenada and Grenada to Haiti, and what happened when COVID-19 arrived in a…
Why the Caribbean Has Virtually No Tides
Why Caribbean tides are tiny — and why Panama’s beaches can vanish at high tide.
Luperón Long Reads — Boat Kids Go Local
Joining a local school taught entirely in Spanish, learning baseball, making friends, and discovering how quickly the Luperon cruising community can rally when help is needed.
Luperón Long Reads — Designing and Building a Mooring for Our 50-foot Catamaran
A technical long read about how we built a three-point hurricane mooring.
Luperón Long Reads — Waiting Out Hurricane Season
A gritty, funny, and affectionate look at Luperón, Dominican Republic — from stray dogs and bureaucratic red tape to unexpected kindness, cruiser culture, and lunch with Bruce Van Sant.
Bahamas Long Reads — Exumas Stories
Isolated anchorages, tidal creeks, swimming pigs, dock drama, cruiser life, and an encounter with a wild dolphin.
Southern Bahamas Long Reads — Beyond the Exumas
New to sailing, our family navigates shallow reef cuts, spots nurse sharks and wild flamingos, and visits remote island communities in the southern Bahamas.
Latest Blog Posts
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Our Family Dictionary in The Globe and Mail
I wrote an essay about our family dictionary for the Globe and Mail. It appears online today and in print on October 9th.
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Pulau Indah Marina: A Guide for Cruisers
Life at Pulau Indah Marina near Port Klang, Malaysia, plus practical info for cruisers: berthing, rates, currents, shops, medical care and getting to KL.
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Long-Term Storage While Traveling: Is It Worth the Cost?
Long-term storage while traveling: after 11 years, we ask whether storing our belongings has been worth the cost.
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The Queen’s Housing Lottery: Choosing a Uni Residence
Choosing a university residence turned out to be tricky. An online assessment helped us sort through room types, study habits, social life, and what campus life might feel like in a Kingston, Ontario winter.
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Our Sailing Familect: 1 Unique Word Drops Every Hour
Check out SV Aphrodite’s Word of the Hour. A new term displays on the blog every hour, on the hour.
