Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

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

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Category: Learning to sail

Learning to Sail describes when Rick and I completed our sail training courses in the Caribbean and invited a skipper aboard for the first few weeks until we gained confidence handling the boat on our own.

My berth, aft starboard
May 4, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

RYA Day Skipper civilized sailing

May 2, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Standing on the podium abuzz with delight

SV Spirit of Juno - 3rd place yesterday in the big boats category
May 1, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Antigua Sailing Week – last day!

2nd place in our class today
April 28, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Antigua Sailing Week – a day to celebrate

Coffee grinder winches
April 28, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Antigua Sailing Week – got myself a jib job

Speakers at the beach
April 26, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

All the gear, give me a year

April 26, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

My first sail race

The sail catches the wind and springs to life on the SV Spirit of Juno
April 24, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

First sail – starts well, ends with misfortune

Mongoose restaurant at night, Falmouth Bay, Antigua
April 24, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Antigua Sailing Week – a little nightlife

April 20, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

She was a Day Skipper, one way ticket yeah

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