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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.
Karen Escher, boat kid and young artist, works on illustrations for the Princess and the P's Boardgame.
October 9, 2025July 23, 2026Lorraine Escher

Card Game Illustration: A Boat Kid’s First Job at 10

Our niece, Jorja, from Calgary in front of the Bridge of the Americas, Panama.
September 26, 2025July 22, 2026Lorraine Escher

Crossing the Panama Canal: A Different Cruising World

Diver Michael and Lorraine watch the Mantus anchor retrieval from the bow.
September 18, 2025July 19, 2026Lorraine Escher

Saved! Anchor Retrieval: 2 Technical Divers, 1 Lift Bag (Poem)

105-lb Mantus Anchor with anchor chain
September 13, 2025July 19, 2026Lorraine Escher

Damn Chain! Losing an Anchor in Deep Water in Thailand

Rick Escher, sailor, skipper, husband amazing human
September 5, 2025July 19, 2026Lorraine Escher

Re-galvanizing Anchor Chain in Malaysia: Trust Broken

Lorraine Escher on a flight to Kuala Lumpur for trigger release surgery
August 28, 2025July 22, 2026Lorraine Escher

Getting Fit After 50: 30 Pounds Lost and Trigger Finger

Fedex picking up our three boxes in our friend Carl's apartment in Miami.
August 27, 2025July 22, 2026Lorraine Escher

FedEx Shipping to Malaysia for a Yacht in Transit

Alfred toasting edited
August 8, 2024July 23, 2026Lorraine Escher

Alfred Escher remembered

Margaret from Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, sitting outdoors with Karen and a local village boy under a large tree
February 4, 2024August 13, 2026Lorraine Escher

Provisioning in the Pacific Islands: A Sailing Family Adapts

Shows weevil larvae in pasta
January 13, 2024July 23, 2026Lorraine Escher

Weeviling: managing weevils on a sailboat in Micronesia

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