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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.
A composite image that includes four checklists I created after moving from a house to a sailboat as a family of six from Canada.
December 28, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Checklists for the BIG move: moving from house to boat

December 20, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Christmas cards

December 15, 2015July 6, 2026Lorraine Escher

Our Offshore Medical Kit: A Complete Breakdown

December 10, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Medical insurance while cruising

December 4, 2015December 4, 2015Lorraine Escher

Laundry by hand (rain or shine)

November 29, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Grocery shopping at sea: a multi-sport event

November 17, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Rainy soundscape in Florida

November 4, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

DIY Offshore Medical Kit Resources

Our kids with my husband, Rick. Tavernier, Florida 2015.
November 1, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Halloween in the Florida Keys

Paul enjoys a dockside supper outside the Island Grill at Mandalay, Key Largo.
October 28, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Customer appreciation night in Key Largo

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This Week in Years Past

  • 10 years ago this weekFrom the Vault: Cycling 1,000 miles Along the US Pacific Coast — with a Parrot
  • 10 years ago this weekBeans! Beans! Beans! Abandoning Meat in the Dominican Republic
  • 11 years ago this weekAudio clip from our first CBC Radio interview
  • 11 years ago this weekLogistics: strategies for getting from house to boat

Worth Reading

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