Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

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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.

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April 20, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Leaving for Antigua Sailing Week – parting is such sweet sorrow

April 17, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

RYA sailing training – it’s not child’s play

February 25, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Trail markers of the sea

February 14, 2015February 14, 2015Lorraine Escher

Where to anchor at Namely Harbour (RYA Day Skipper Theory Training)

Line drawing by Pearson Scott Foresman [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
February 13, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing terms revealed – internet helps the newbie sailor

My little man awaiting stiches
February 2, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Cuts and repairs

January 19, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Rat aboard!

January 18, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Hiking – learning the language of sailing

Diagram of a horse with the parts identified
January 3, 2015January 3, 2015Lorraine Escher

My First Annapolis Boat Show: Decoding the Language of Sailing

December 31, 2014July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Charting a course without GPS or autopilot

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