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.

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

Antigua Sailing Week – last day!

Yellow Transderm Scopolamine packages
April 30, 2015April 30, 2015Lorraine Escher

Scopolamine Side Effects at Sea: My Blurry Vision Experience

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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April 20, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Leaving for Antigua Sailing Week – parting is such sweet sorrow

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