Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

Family of Six: 10 Years Circumnavigating Aboard SV Aphrodite

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Category: Safety and Storms

Safety and Storms describes how we’ve adapted to challenging weather, predictable seasonal patterns, and one personal safety experience that reminded us to stay aware of our surroundings.

August 23, 2023October 6, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Mugged in Honiara: Travel Safety in the Solomon Islands

Putting the Parasailor back in the "sock" on SV Aphrodite, a St Francis 50 catamaran.
June 8, 2022October 16, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Speeding by Day With Our Downwind Parasailor Sail

July 25, 2020October 4, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Waiting for Gonzalo

October 29, 2018October 4, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Life raft gear: what if you were not rescued, how long could you survive?

August 3, 2016October 4, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Designing and building a mooring in Luperon harbor for our 50′ catamaran, SV Aphrodite

April 24, 2016October 4, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Heading into hurricane season

January 17, 2016October 7, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Tornado watch In Florida

Welcome to Becoming A Sailor. I've written more than 250 posts about our travels on our St Francis 50 catamaran. We have been sailing since 2015, and our four kids have grown up on our sailboat. This is not a sailing log. Instead, it's an immersive record of a life afloat. I write to recreate the moment, whether we're standing on a volcano or cleaning our boat bottom.
- Lorraine

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