Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

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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.

August 10, 2015August 8, 2026Lorraine Escher

Becoming a Sailor: Discovering an Alien Landscape

Hiring a skipper comparison: Poster from the 1992 movie, Captain Ron
March 24, 2015August 13, 2026Lorraine Escher

Hiring a Skipper: Learning to Sail Like Captain Ron

March 19, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Why living on a boat is different from living on land

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