
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.


Paul Leaves SV Aphrodite to Crew from the Bahamas to French Polynesia

Rick Writes an Offline Medical Support System App for Offshore Sailors

The Spectacle Seekers: From Taipei 101 to Pentecost Island

Learning to Paint with Karen Aboard our Sailboat

How Did I Miss the Skill of Measuring with Accuracy?

A Fresh Start for Our Boat’s Upholstery in Malaysia

Succumbing to the Sales Pitch of Ultraleather on a Boat

Teak and Transformation: Refinishing SV Aphrodite’s Woodwork in Malaysia

