Author: Lorraine Escher

I’m a Canadian writer from Ottawa who spent 10 years in high tech before heading out sailing. When we began I had no sailing experience but was keen for the adventure. With my husband and our four children, we've travelled halfway around the world, as we complete a full circumnavigation aboard our St. Francis 50 catamaran, SV Aphrodite. Here, I share what it’s like to homeschool at sea, maintain a boat, and explore new cultures as a family afloat. This blog is also on Pinterest.

All At Sea Caribbean magazine cover, December 2017.

12/20/201710/10/2025 Lorraine Escher

Two articles Published in All at Sea Magazine, December 2017

12/18/201710/19/2025 Lorraine Escher

We are still living on the hard in Trinidad. It’s not all Christmas and poinsettias.

Paul in Power Boat Boatyard, Chaguaramas, Trinidad with our Mantus Anchor 2017 below SV Aphrodite, our St Francis 50 catamaran.

11/05/201706/02/2026 Lorraine Escher

Living with Four Kids in a Boatyard in Trinidad — Turns Out, It Isn’t So Hard to Stay ‘On The Hard’

10/16/201701/27/2026 Lorraine Escher

The Aftermath of an Oil Spill in Trinidad

09/19/201710/08/2025 Lorraine Escher

We’re in the Multihull Sailor magazine September 2017 issue. Our family looks downright glamorous!

09/13/201701/27/2026 Lorraine Escher

Memories of the BVIs: dancing with my girl, Betty

08/23/201705/13/2026 Lorraine Escher

Fish obsessed in Bequia

08/21/201704/27/2026 Lorraine Escher

Dominica: colourful and unique. It is the 4th dimension.

08/18/201704/14/2026 Lorraine Escher

Drama on the bus in Grenada

08/16/201705/02/2026 Lorraine Escher

Sights to see (and unsee) at Grenada Carnival 2017