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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.
July 3, 2015July 3, 2015Lorraine Escher

Loads of laundry

July 1, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Happy Canada Day!

June 29, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

We’ve moved out – the adventure begins

June 28, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Shipping our gear to Florida

June 26, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Announcing Our Sailing Adventure: Family Reactions

Our REI Kingdom 8 tent is bigger than our minivan.
June 23, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Tent unoccupied: the reluctant campers

June 21, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Building a storage solution

Cravat tie
June 19, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Limbo of the homeless yachties

June 16, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Refits update on our St Francis 50 catamaran

Betty learning about pulleys on the SV Aphrodite
June 14, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Learning about pulleys and gears on SV Aphrodite

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