Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

Family of Six: 10 Years Circumnavigating Aboard 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.

April 10, 2015October 5, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Sail naked if you want, but wear your shoes

April 8, 2015February 9, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Making maple syrup – a taste of home

Paul from SV Aphrodite up the mast doing repairs while at Westhaven Marina, Auckland, New Zealand
April 5, 2015October 19, 2025 Lorraine Escher

A Boy Who Travels – Severe Food Allergies Limit Options But Not Opportunities

April 4, 2015October 6, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Getting the dirt on cleaning a used boat

April 3, 2015October 7, 2025 Lorraine Escher

First night aboard a sail boat

April 1, 2015October 6, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Move date June 30, 2015

March 30, 2015February 22, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Scary things that can happen at sea

Our catamaran SV Aphrodite with the team from St Francis Marine in South Africa.
March 27, 2015March 12, 2026 Lorraine Escher

SV Aphrodite: The Family Catamaran with a History of Adventure

March 19, 2015March 10, 2026 Lorraine Escher

About those snobby catamaran owners

March 18, 2015October 6, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Betty, age 9: Why I’m excited to go sailing!!!!

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Welcome to Becoming A Sailor. I've written more than 250 posts about our travels on our St Francis 50 catamaran. We have been sailing since 2015, and our four kids have grown up on our sailboat. This is not a sailing log. Instead, it's an immersive record of a life afloat. I write to recreate the moment, whether we're standing on a volcano or cleaning our boat bottom.
- Lorraine

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