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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.
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

Heavy weather sailing: Paul on the deck of SV Aphrodite
May 19, 2023July 27, 2026Lorraine Escher

Heavy Weather Sailing: Force 8–10 from New Zealand to Fiji

Miele washing Machine repair: SV Aphrodite in Auckland Harbour also known as Waitematā Harbour.
May 1, 2023September 26, 2026Lorraine Escher

Miele Washing Machine Repair: How Miele Stepped Up

Sleep deprivation at sea: Spectacular sky underway on SV Aphrodite, a St. Francis 50 catamaran, during Our Pacific Crossing from Panama to New Zealand.
June 18, 2022July 27, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sleep Deprivation at Sea: 4 Methods on a Pacific Crossing

Galapagos Long Reads with a Close-up of the Feet of a Blue-Footed booby bird
June 12, 2022September 26, 2026Lorraine Escher

Long Reads Galapagos

Betty from St Francis 50 catamaran Aphrodite swimming in Chuuk Lagoon.
June 11, 2022July 30, 2026Lorraine Escher

What Lies Beneath? Barnacle Busting Outside the Galapagos at 2,000 Meters Deep

Colour striations on the Sierra Negra volcano hike on Isla Isabela, Galapagos.
June 9, 2022September 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sierra Negra: Hiking in Darwin’s Footsteps on a Galapagos Volcano

Putting the Parasailor back in the "sock" on SV Aphrodite, a St Francis 50 catamaran.
June 8, 2022July 29, 2026Lorraine Escher

Parasailor Sail: Flying Downwind Until the Sail Blew Out

Betty and Karen on the Galapagos Day Trip
June 6, 2022June 6, 2022Lorraine Escher

Jumping into the Water of the Galapagos Was Like the Best Exhibits in the Zoo Had Thrown the Doors Wide Open

Galapagos Animals: Sea Lion Feet
June 6, 2022September 2, 2026Lorraine Escher

Galapagos Animals Up Close: Feet, Claws and Flippers

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