
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.


Ragged Island, Bahamas — Where Goats Cross the Street

Swimming With a Wild Dolphin in the Bahamas — With Video

Heading into Hurricane season

George Town Dock Drama

Jumentos, Bahamas — Leaving Chicken Habour

George Town, Bahamas — Summer Camp for Cruisers

Pigs, Sharks, and Thunderball Grotto — Exploring the Exumas with Kids

The Tidal Creeks of Shroud Cay, Bahamas

