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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.
Why the Caribbean has no tides
February 21, 2019August 1, 2026Lorraine Escher

Why the Caribbean Has Virtually No Tides

Amazon Packages We Did Not Order
December 7, 2018August 4, 2026Lorraine Escher

Amazon Packages We Did Not Order: A Secret Santa Surprise

Wintering afloat on a catamaran is below freezing in Richmond, Geogia at For McAllister Marina
November 28, 2018July 29, 2026Lorraine Escher

Wintering Afloat: -2°C at Fort McAllister Marina, Georgia

Kids on a St Francis 50 catamaran with a Splendide washing machine in the saloon.
November 22, 2018August 4, 2026Lorraine Escher

Catamaran Washing Machine: A Surprising Space Solution

Sailrite Ultrafeed LSZ-1 setup by 7-year-old Henry
November 11, 2018July 31, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailrite Ultrafeed LSZ-1: Our 7-Year-Old Gets Us Started

October 29, 2018July 29, 2026Lorraine Escher

Life raft gear: what if you were not rescued, how long could you survive?

Christian missionaries in Haiti: at the church they built which doubles as a hurricane shelter
May 7, 2018July 29, 2026Lorraine Escher

Christian Missionaries in Haiti: Joy in a Concrete Church

May 2, 2018July 29, 2026Lorraine Escher

Destination Île-à-Vache, Haiti: Voodoo, Fear and Fascination

February 16, 2018July 29, 2026Lorraine Escher

Rough Offshore Sailing: A Rite of Passage in a Gale

January 30, 2018July 30, 2026Lorraine Escher

Leaving a Trinidad Boatyard: Final Boat Preparation

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