Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

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

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Imagining Life Afloat describes my early thoughts about what it would be like to live aboard. The decision to sail around the world happened in an instant, but I spent much longer thinking through the details.

July 28, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Hotter than Hades here in Ottawa

June 14, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Preparing for the galley: embracing the pressure cooker

May 28, 2015August 6, 2026Lorraine Escher

Learning to Sail From Scratch: Our First Six Months

Gill Deck Tech Race Trainer Shoes
April 10, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sail naked if you want, but wear your shoes

Boat Kid Perspective: Betty from SV Aphrodite before we moved aboard and began our circumnavigation.
March 18, 2015August 16, 2026Lorraine Escher

Boat Kid Perspective: Why a 9-Year-Old Wanted to Sail

Boating in the 1970s
March 10, 2015August 15, 2026Lorraine Escher

Boating in the 1970s: Navigation Was Simpler

February 7, 2015July 10, 2026Lorraine Escher

Hair cut and new glasses — ready for sailing!

February 3, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Cleaning house: regaining focus

Marina Etiquette: Essential Knots
January 29, 2015August 22, 2026Lorraine Escher

Marina Etiquette: Good Sailing Knots Make Good Neighbours

Sam Shepherd washes Nicole Kidman's hair in the movie, Dead Calm.
January 27, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing hair: getting gritty, not girly

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