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.

August 25, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

The saga of Leo’s helm

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

Bruce Van Sant: Unforgettable Lunch with a Cruising Legend

Building a Mooring: Luperon Long Reads Building a Hurricane Moorring with input an design review by Bruce Van Sant
August 3, 2016July 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Luperón Long Reads — Designing and Building a Mooring for Our 50-foot Catamaran

July 23, 2016July 5, 2026Lorraine Escher

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

Going meatless in the Dominican Republic
July 12, 2016August 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Beans: Going Meatless While Cruising the Dominican Republic

June 24, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Kindness Ashore: A Fisherman in Luperón

Baseball in the Dominican Republic: Paul from SV Aphrodite
June 10, 2016August 5, 2026Lorraine Escher

Baseball in the Dominican Republic: A Field of Dreams

How to avoid seasickness while sailing
May 27, 2016August 6, 2026Lorraine Escher

How to Avoid Seasickness While Sailing: Ditching Dramamine

April 24, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Heading into Hurricane season

April 9, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

George Town Dock Drama

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This Week in Years Past

  • 9 years ago this weekDrama on the Bus in Grenada
  • 9 years ago this weekSights to See (and Unsee) at Grenada Carnival 2017
  • 9 years ago this weekInterviewing Crew: How Our Pacific Crossing Ad Went Wrong
  • 11 years ago this weekOrganizing our boat with skipper, Mark Burton

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