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.
Winterized Sailboats on the Frozen Ottawa River
First Days with Our St. Francis 50 Catamaran: Repairs, Refits, and Reality
Grocery list for passage planning – starting with a bare fridge and pantry
We bought our first boat: SV Aphrodite is ours
Boating in the 1970s: Navigation Was Simpler
Taking inventory of our sail boat
Outfitting a boat for the first time
Transferring Boat Ownership: Why We Hired a Specialist
