Becoming a Sailor

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

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Category: Family, Friends and Guests

Family, Friends and Guests describes some of the visits we’ve had on SV Aphrodite as we share our sailing lifestyle, and sometimes our sunscreen.

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

Alfred Escher remembered

April 30, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Guest data – statistics we’ve collected

December 7, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing to Puerto Rico with Carl De Angelo, former NYC Police officer

August 31, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Our kids feature in a CruiserTV episode

Paul bruce van sant
August 11, 2016July 23, 2026Lorraine Escher

Bruce Van Sant: Unforgettable Lunch with a Cruising Legend

July 23, 2016July 5, 2026Lorraine Escher

Another interview with CBC Reporter, Stu Mills (with audio)

March 25, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

George Town, Bahamas — Summer Camp for Cruisers

The book, "Frankie The Flying Fish" and Frank Nicol's boat in the background.
October 2, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Books are treasures forever (by Betty)

Word of the Hour

Black Handled Knife New word in …

Black Handled Knife

This Week in Years Past

  • 10 years ago this weekLuperón Long Reads — Designing and Building a Mooring for Our 50-foot Catamaran
  • 11 years ago this weekMedical Provisioning for Cruising: A Year’s Supply of Medication—Then What?

Worth Reading

Managing Food Allergies at Sea
Checklist for the Big Move

From the Archives

  • Boat Projects
  • Homeschooling Four Kids
  • Early Years of Cruising
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