Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

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

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Category: Life Afloat

Life Afloat captures what everyday living is like aboard our catamaran, SV Aphrodite. This category explores the challenges of our early years afloat with four young children and the routines we’ve settled into a decade later. Here you’ll find how we manage practical things like laundry, provisioning, medical emergencies at sea, homeschooling on the move, and welcoming guests—while celebrating milestones and reflecting on life along the way.

Paul Escher's Grenadian Rum Punch Recipe made with fresh fruit from scratch
June 21, 2026July 20, 2026Lorraine Escher

Authentic Grenadian Rum Punch Recipe Made From Scratch

Job Jar for Kids: Boat Jobs For Kids with Karen dusting our Nav desk in the background on SV Aphrodite
June 12, 2026July 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Job Jar for Kids: How Real Boat Chores Build Grit

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June 10, 2026July 20, 2026Lorraine Escher

Paul’s Curry and Coconut Rice Recipe

Betty after accepting her university offer in Canada after years of homeschooling on a sailboat.
April 22, 2026July 21, 2026Lorraine Escher

Homeschooling on a Sailboat: Betty is Accepted to University

Writer of the Grade 6 Essay Sample, Betty with her hand-drawn Montserrat flag. Later, she laminated the flag and we flew it on our boat,, SV Aphrodite.
October 23, 2025July 22, 2026Lorraine Escher

Grade 6 Essay Sample: Effects of the Soufrière Hills Volcano

Karen Escher, boat kid and young artist, works on illustrations for the Princess and the P's Boardgame.
October 9, 2025July 23, 2026Lorraine Escher

Card Game Illustration: A Boat Kid’s First Job at 10

Lorraine Escher on a flight to Kuala Lumpur for trigger release surgery
August 28, 2025July 22, 2026Lorraine Escher

Getting Fit After 50: 30 Pounds Lost and Trigger Finger

Alfred toasting edited
August 8, 2024July 23, 2026Lorraine Escher

Alfred Escher remembered

Shows weevil larvae in pasta
January 13, 2024July 23, 2026Lorraine Escher

Weeviling: managing weevils on a sailboat in Micronesia

Paul in a hospital bed in Kavieng, Papua New Guinea, receiving oxygen therapy
December 13, 2023July 24, 2026Lorraine Escher

Shallow Water Blackout: Freediving to 31 Feet in PNG

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