Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

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

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Category: Preparing for Cruising Life

Preparing for Cruising Life begins right from the start when we thought about buying a boat, and living afloat seemed like a dream. This category describes the moving parts we lashed together to pack up our house, learn to sail, shop for a bluewater catamaran, refit our St Francis 50, and launch our family circumnavigation adventure.

Building an offshore medical kit
November 4, 2015August 9, 2026Lorraine Escher

Building an Offshore Medical Kit for a Cruising Family

First Ssquall on SV Aphrodite. a St Francis 50 catamaran
August 29, 2015August 16, 2026Lorraine Escher

First Squall: Finding a Safe Anchorage

August 22, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Cracking open our life raft (with video)

Catamaran Test Sailing: SV Aphrodite in Florida
August 21, 2015August 21, 2026Lorraine Escher

Catamaran Test Sail: Putting SV Aphrodite Through Her Paces

August 17, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Organizing our boat with skipper, Mark Burton

August 10, 2015August 8, 2026Lorraine Escher

Becoming a Sailor: Discovering an Alien Landscape

August 2, 2015July 16, 2026Lorraine Escher

Medical Provisioning for Cruising: A Year’s Supply of Medication—Then What?

July 28, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Hotter than Hades here in Ottawa

July 22, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Liveaboard cruisers: those damn hippies

July 18, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Audio clip from our first CBC Radio interview

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