
Author: Lorraine Escher
Canadian writer and sailor. Honours BA in English Literature (Carleton University) and a decade as a senior technical and marketing writer at Nortel Networks and Alcatel. Since 2015 Lorraine has lived aboard the St Francis 50 catamaran SV Aphrodite, homeschooling four children while cruising the Caribbean, crossing the Pacific, and working toward a circumnavigation. Her cruising writing has appeared in SAIL Magazine, All At Sea, and Caribbean Compass.


Reverse Culture Shock: From Luperón to St Thomas, USVI

Caframo’s Sirocco II marine fans

Easy Dairy-Free Mint Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream (No-Churn)

Mona Passage Mutiny: Sailing with a Seasick NYC Cop

Luperón Long Reads — Boat Kids Go Local

Leaving Luperón: A Story of Red Tape

Heavy Rain Closes School in Luperón, and Our Kids Vote, “Yay!”

Eye Doctor in the Dominican Republic: Betty Gets Glasses

