Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

Family of Six: 10 Years Circumnavigating Aboard SV Aphrodite

Menu Skip to content
  • Home
  • About the Crew
  • Story Arcs
    • Anchor Chain Series
    • Galapagos Series
    • Laundry Afloat
    • Managing Food Allergies Afloat
  • Family Dictionary: Life Afloat A to Z
  • About Our Boat
  • Subscribe

Category: Pacific Passage Crossing

Pacific Passage Crossing takes you across the world’s largest ocean, scattered with palm-lined islands and coral beaches surrounded by warm, clear water. We experienced the hospitality of subsistence farmers in remote island communities — sometimes in countries I had never heard of — nestled in lush volcanic landscapes, and we swam with penguins, sharks, seals, dolphins, and fish as large as people.

Dolphins on the bow of SV Aphrodite when sailing our catamaran from Panama to the Galapagos
June 5, 2022October 18, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Swimming at the Equator in 3,000 meters of water, 50 miles from Colombia

June 4, 2022October 30, 2025 Lorraine Escher

After the Galapagos: The Sea is Alive with Extremes of Life, Luxury and Exploitation

August 14, 2017October 4, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Crewing up to cross the Pacific: 90+days, family boat, not really open to swingers

Posts navigation

Newer posts

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

Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Becoming a Sailor
    • Join 209 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Becoming a Sailor
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar