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.

March 18, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

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

Winterized sail boats, Ottawa River, March 2015
March 17, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Winterized sail boats on the frozen Ottawa River

March 15, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

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

SV Aphrodite, a St Francis 50 catamaran and Hull #1 as seen from the Starboard side.
March 13, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

We bought our first boat: SV Aphrodite is ours

March 10, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Boating in the 70s

March 7, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Taking inventory of our sail boat

March 4, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

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

Aphrodite, St Francis 50 catamaran
February 28, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

We bought a boat

February 25, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Trail markers of the sea

Front cover of Canadian Circumnavigator Diane Steumer's Book, The Voyage of Northern Magic.
February 16, 2015July 10, 2026Lorraine Escher

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

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