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.

October 26, 2023July 24, 2026Lorraine Escher

Medical Mission in Papua New Guinea: A Teen Volunteer

Glasses sit atop other World War II artifacts including a glass syringe.
September 18, 2023July 24, 2026Lorraine Escher

Peter Joseph WWII Museum: A Backyard Full of World History

September 16, 2023July 22, 2026Lorraine Escher

Fish Hook Injury at Sea: A Double Hook to the Face

August 23, 2023July 24, 2026Lorraine Escher

Travel Safety in Honiara: Mugged on Skyline Road at Dawn

June 8, 2023July 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Breadfruit History: Captain Bligh, Colonialism and Fiji

May 22, 2023July 6, 2026Lorraine Escher

Team carrot: creatively eating contraband on the way to Fiji

Putting the Parasailor back in the "sock" on SV Aphrodite, a St Francis 50 catamaran.
June 8, 2022June 8, 2022Lorraine Escher

Speeding by Day With Our Downwind Parasailor Sail

July 25, 2020July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Waiting for Gonzalo

June 18, 2020July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Homeschooling four kids: teaching my nine-year old twins about world history

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020Lorraine Escher

Academic rigour and readiness: is it possible to homeschool kids on a boat to prepare for University?

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