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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.
Sailing from Fiji to Vanuatu: Here is a link to our live tracking page as we inch closer to Vanuatu. On the tracking page you will also find blog posts I wrote as we crossed from Panama, Galapagos, French Polynesia, Tonga and New Zealand. This link updates as we travel. See where we are now at: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/AphroditeCanada/Aphrodite’s current position as I write this blog post.
June 23, 2023August 13, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing from Fiji to Vanuatu: 600 NM of Trade Winds

Ethical tourism: Maurice Brazil Prendergast, Eight Bathers painting.
June 20, 2023July 27, 2026Lorraine Escher

Ethical Tourism in Fiji: 8 Women, Unequal Worlds

Malaria prevention for sailors: as arranged at Guardian Pharmacy, Savusavu, Fiji.
June 12, 2023July 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Malaria Prevention for Sailors: Getting the Right Medication

June 8, 2023August 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Breadfruit History: Captain Bligh, Colonialism and Fiji

Dropping rudders in the water: Removing what remained of the port rudder
May 31, 2023July 28, 2026Lorraine Escher

Dropping Rudders in the Water: No Haul-Out Needed

Julia from SV Tribalance inspects her soup as it cooks
May 28, 2023July 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Savusavu Hot Springs: Cooking Stew in a Geothermal Vent

Lorraine is offered Kava drink from the chief during a Fijian sevusevu welcoming ceremony in Savusavu.
May 26, 2023July 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sevusevu Ceremony in Fiji: Reluctant First-Time Kava Drinker

Fierentino Para Anchor: Stopped sailing image
May 24, 2023July 28, 2026Lorraine Escher

Fiorentino Para Anchor Overnight: 60 NM from Savusavu

May 22, 2023July 30, 2026Lorraine Escher

Fiji Biosecurity: Meat, Dairy & Produce Rules for Sailors

Losing a Rudder at Sea on a Catamaran
May 20, 2023July 28, 2026Lorraine Escher

Losing a Rudder at Sea: Offshore Discovery 500 nm from Fiji

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