
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.


Our First Boat Haul Out: Living Aboard in a Boatyard

Catamaran Haul-Out in Tampa: Lifting Our St Francis 50

Becoming a Sailor: Discovering an Alien Landscape

What is a .cat Domain? Why Our Catamaran Blog Uses One

Medical Provisioning for Cruising: A Year’s Supply of Medication—Then What?

Living on a Sailboat in the Tropics Without Air Conditioning

Mermaid Boat Logo: A Canadian Twist on the Original Design

Sailing Family: From Corporate Suits to Hippies?

