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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.
December 30, 2017August 1, 2026Lorraine Escher

Christmas in Trinidad: A Glorious Night with a Local Family

December 23, 2017July 31, 2026Lorraine Escher

Boat Spares, Storage Bins & a Label Maker: Taking Stock

All At Sea Caribbean magazine cover, December 2017.
December 20, 2017December 20, 2017Lorraine Escher

Two articles Published in All at Sea Magazine, December 2017

December 18, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine 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.
November 5, 2017July 17, 2026Lorraine Escher

Living with Four Kids in a Trinidad Boatyard

October 16, 2017August 2, 2026Lorraine Escher

Trinidad Oil Spill: A Mess on Our Sailboat in Chaguaramas

September 19, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

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

September 13, 2017July 10, 2026Lorraine Escher

Memories of the BVIs: dancing with my girl, Betty

August 23, 2017August 1, 2026Lorraine Escher

Fishing in Bequia: A Boy Learns From a Local Fisherman

Dominica Travel
August 21, 2017July 31, 2026Lorraine Escher

Dominica Travel: If Outside Magazine Visited the Caribbean

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