
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.


First Sailing Passage: Fear, Seasickness and Bahamas Plans

Moving Aboard a Sailboat: The 4 Checklists We Wish We’d Had

Christmas on a Sailboat: Cards, Storms and the Bahamas

Offshore Medical Kit List: What We Used After 10 Years

International Medical Insurance for a Sailing Family

Handwashing Laundry on a Boat: 4 Lessons & The True Cost
First Dinghy Drive: Grocery Shopping Becomes a Sport

Rain Sounds: One Minute of a Florida Downpour on a Sailboat

