
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.


Teen Independence: A Fishing Boat Scare in Micronesia

From House to Sailboat: How a Family Road Trip Changed Us

Shallow Water Blackout: Freediving to 31 Feet in PNG

About Our Boat

Bluewater Catamaran: A Detailed St Francis 50 Equipment List

Medical Mission in Papua New Guinea: A Teen Volunteer

Peter Joseph WWII Museum: A Backyard Full of World History

Fish Hook Injury at Sea: A Double Hook to the Face

