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.
Sailing from Fiji to Vanuatu: 600 NM of Trade Winds
Ethical Tourism in Fiji: 8 Women, Unequal Worlds
Malaria Prevention for Sailors: Getting the Right Medication
Breadfruit History: Captain Bligh, Colonialism and Fiji
Dropping Rudders in the Water: No Haul-Out Needed
Savusavu Hot Springs: Cooking Stew in a Geothermal Vent
Sevusevu Ceremony in Fiji: Reluctant First-Time Kava Drinker
Fiorentino Para Anchor Overnight: 60 NM from Savusavu
