
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.


Sailing with Kids: Our First Year Cruising as a Family of Six

Kindness Ashore: A Fisherman in Luperón

Baseball in the Dominican Republic: A Field of Dreams

Common Cruiser Complaints About Luperón, Dominican Republic

Luperón Long Reads — Waiting Out Hurricane Season

How to Avoid Seasickness While Sailing: Ditching Dramamine

Beginner Sailor Departure Checklist: Leaving an Anchorage

Bahamas Long Reads — Exumas Stories

