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.

Winterized sail boats, Ottawa River, March 2015
March 17, 2015January 25, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Winterized sail boats on the frozen Ottawa River

March 15, 2015October 6, 2025 Lorraine Escher

First Days with Our St. Francis 50 Catamaran: Repairs, Refits, and Reality

March 13, 2015January 25, 2026 Lorraine Escher

We bought our first boat: SV Aphrodite is ours

March 10, 2015January 27, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Boating in the 70s

March 7, 2015October 6, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Taking inventory of our sail boat

March 4, 2015October 6, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Transferring boat ownership: hire a marine documentation specialist. Get`er done.

February 28, 2015October 6, 2025 Lorraine Escher

We bought a boat

February 25, 2015October 6, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Trail markers of the sea

Front cover of Canadian Circumnavigator Diane Steumer's Book, The Voyage of Northern Magic.
February 16, 2015October 5, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Becoming a Sailor: Inspired by Diane Stuemer’s Family Circumnavigation

February 14, 2015October 6, 2025 Lorraine Escher

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

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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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