Becoming a Sailor

8 posts

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.

  1. Alfred Escher remembered

    Rick's father, Alfred Escher, died while we were in the Solomon Islands. Our memories of Drumheller and Ottawa, and his Globe and Mail Lives Lived story.

  2. Hosting Guests on a Sailboat: 18 Visitors by the Numbers

    Eighteen guests, aged 3 to 75, from five countries, have stayed aboard our catamaran in 20 months. Our guest statistics for cruisers and future visitors.

  3. Mona Passage Mutiny: Sailing with a Seasick NYC Cop

    How we crossed the Mona Passage from Luperón to Puerto Rico on Bruce Van Sant's advice: sailing at night, close to shore, with a seasick friend aboard.

  4. Cruising with Kids: Our Family on CruiserTV

    CruiserTV producer Teena Clipston stayed in our guest cabin aboard SV Aphrodite and filmed our kids for the episode Cruising with Kids. Watch it here.

  5. Bruce Van Sant: Lunch With the Author of Passages South

    How Bruce Van Sant's Gentleman's Guide to Passages South got us to Luperón, his advice on our mooring, and the day he and Rosa came to lunch aboard.

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

    CBC reporter Stu Mills recorded our Skype call from Luperón, Dominican Republic, for a Canada Day 2016 radio segment. Transcript and audio inside.

  7. George Town, Bahamas: Summer Camp for Cruisers

    What George Town in the Exumas is like for cruising families: the 8 a.m. VHF 72 net, Chat n' Chill beach, about 300 boats, provisioning, and playdates.

  8. Books Are Treasures Forever: Betty’s Gift From Captain Fish

    Betty writes about the day Captain Fish came by dinghy to welcome us aboard and gave her Frankie the Flying Fish, and why she thinks books are treasures.