
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.


Growing Up Canadian: Winter, Canoes and Sailing South

Homeschooling on a Boat: Why We Paused Lessons to Settle In

Family Life on a Sailboat: Our First Weeks Sailing Solo

Meal planning and provisioning for a family afloat: six suggestions for cruisers

Living on a Sailboat With Kids: Freedom or Confinement?

First Squall at Anchor: Why We Moved Off Egmont Key

Child Safety on a Sailboat: Our Kids’ First Day Aboard

Life Raft Servicing: What’s Inside a Life Raft?

