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.

Our son Paul jumping into the sea in the Bahamas with the safety of our DIY swim enclosure.
February 28, 2016July 6, 2026Lorraine Escher

New cruisers regroup

January 2, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Bahamas – plans derailed

December 4, 2015December 4, 2015Lorraine Escher

Laundry by hand (rain or shine)

Paul enjoys a dockside supper outside the Island Grill at Mandalay, Key Largo.
October 28, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Customer appreciation night in Key Largo

October 22, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

“A is for pig” and other early homeschooling lessons

September 30, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

We are underway: first days of cruising

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September 24, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

As Canadian as a catamaran?

Karen (4) and Betty (9) enjoy a book on SV Aphrodite.
September 11, 2015July 6, 2026Lorraine Escher

Homeschooling on hold

September 7, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Holiday weekend in Tampa Bay

September 2, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

First impressions as a liveaboard cruiser

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