Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

More Than a Decade Afloat • Raising Sailors • Stories from SV Aphrodite

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  • Our story in six chapters, in the order we sailed it.

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    Before We Moved Aboard

    • From House to Sailboat: How a Road Trip Changed Us
    • Buying Our St Francis 50 Catamaran
    • Learning to Sail From Scratch
    • Our Family Camping Gap Month
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    • This chapter on the map →

    Florida and the Bahamas

    • Living on a Sailboat With Kids: Freedom or Confinement?
    • Crossing the Gulf Stream
    • Off the Beaten Track Bahamas
    • Bahamas Long Reads: Exumas Stories
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    • This chapter on the map →

    The Caribbean

    • Luperón Long Reads: Boat Kids Go Local
    • Dominica Travel: If Outside Magazine Visited
    • Rough Offshore Sailing in a Gale
    • Long Reads Grenada
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    • This chapter on the map →

    Panama and the Pacific

    • Crossing the Panama Canal
    • Shellback Ceremony at the Equator
    • Long Reads: Galápagos
    • Sleep Deprivation at Sea
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    Melanesia

    • Heavy Weather Sailing: NZ to Fiji
    • Sevusevu Ceremony in Fiji
    • Land Diving on Pentecost Island
    • Shallow Water Blackout
    • Browse all 19 posts →
    • This chapter on the map →

    Micronesia to Southeast Asia

    • Lagoon to Table: Subsistence Fishing
    • Losing an Anchor in Thailand
    • 322 Days in a Malaysian Boatyard
    • Bangla Road Phuket
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    • This chapter on the map →

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    • Writing & Creative
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Category: Early Days of Cruising

Early Days of Cruising describes some of the challenges and joys we discovered in our first year of sailing with four young children on a St Francis 50 catamaran.

Our son Paul jumping into the sea in the Bahamas with the safety of our DIY swim enclosure.
February 28, 2016August 14, 2026Lorraine Escher

Cruising Life With Kids: Finding Our Rhythm Aboard

January 2, 2016August 4, 2026Lorraine Escher

First Sailing Passage: Fear, Seasickness and Bahamas Plans

December 4, 2015August 4, 2026Lorraine Escher

Handwashing Laundry on a Boat: 4 Lessons & The True Cost

Florida Keys Sailing: Paul enjoys a dockside supper outside the Island Grill at Mandalay, Key Largo.
October 28, 2015August 1, 2026Lorraine Escher

Florida Keys Sailing with Our 4 Boat Kids & a Dockside Party

October 22, 2015August 26, 2026Lorraine Escher

Educating Kids on a Sailboat: Finding Our Groove

Sailing Around the World: SV Aphrodite leaves the dock on day 1 of her circumnavigation
September 30, 2015August 30, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing Around the World: Our Family Adventure Begins

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September 24, 2015August 30, 2026Lorraine Escher

Growing Up Canadian: Winter, Canoes and Sailing South

Karen (4) and Betty (9) enjoy a book on SV Aphrodite.
September 11, 2015September 26, 2026Lorraine Escher

Homeschooling on hold

Family life on a sailboat
September 7, 2015August 9, 2026Lorraine Escher

Family Life on a Sailboat: Finding Our New Rhythm Under Sail

September 2, 2015August 2, 2026Lorraine Escher

Living on a Sailboat With Kids: Freedom or Confinement?

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