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06/04/202207/01/2026 Lorraine Escher

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

Miele W1 washing machine on SV Aphrodite, a St Francis catamaran.
05/01/202106/06/2026 Lorraine Escher

From Splendide to Miele: A Washing Machine Upgrade for Our St. Francis 50

02/16/201806/14/2026 Lorraine Escher

800 nautical miles from Grenada to Haiti

A Nalgene bottle being filled directly from our watermaker
02/16/201606/29/2026 Lorraine Escher

Water rationing for 12 days in the Bahamas

08/22/201501/27/2026 Lorraine Escher

Cracking open our life raft (with video)

06/16/201510/05/2025 Lorraine Escher

Refits update on our St Francis 50 catamaran

06/11/201502/03/2026 Lorraine Escher

Late night phone calls, and a visit from my dad

06/06/201510/05/2025 Lorraine Escher

Top 10 sexiest refits we’ve made – so far

05/23/201501/24/2026 Lorraine Escher

New trampolines for our St Francis 50 catamaran

Our catamaran SV Aphrodite with the team from St Francis Marine in South Africa.
03/27/201503/12/2026 Lorraine Escher

SV Aphrodite: The Family Catamaran with a History of Adventure

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