Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

Family of Six: 10 Years Circumnavigating Aboard SV Aphrodite

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Lorraine Escher measures for gallery countertop, unskilled and unhappy about the task.
November 27, 2025 Lorraine Escher

How Did I Miss the Skill of Measuring with Accuracy?

A man in a yellow shirt at Brother Lim Cushion in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
November 24, 2025November 26, 2025 Lorraine Escher

A Fresh Start for Our Boat’s Upholstery in Malaysia

Photo of Escher kids on SV Aphrodite on the Ultraleather saloon cushions after slightly less than two years of use.
November 23, 2025November 24, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Succumbing to the Sales Pitch of Ultraleather on a Boat

Diver Michael and Lorraine watch the Mantus anchor retrieval from the bow.
September 18, 2025November 6, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Part 3: Diving for a Lost Anchor: A Salty Ballad from Phuket

Picture of a catamaran
December 7, 2023October 9, 2025 Lorraine Escher

SV Aphrodite equipment list 2023

May 31, 2023December 18, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Removing our rudders in the water, and towing another catamaran

May 19, 2023October 19, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Sailing at night – New Zealand to Fiji

Betty from St Francis 50 catamaran Aphrodite swimming in Chuuk Lagoon.
June 11, 2022October 30, 2025 Lorraine Escher

What Lies Beneath? Barnacle Busting Outside the Galapagos at 2,000 Meters Deep

Putting the Parasailor back in the "sock" on SV Aphrodite, a St Francis 50 catamaran.
June 8, 2022October 16, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Speeding by Day With Our Downwind Parasailor Sail

Close-up of Blue-Booby Bird feet.
June 6, 2022October 21, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Red, Blue, and Clawed: Animal Feet in the Galapagos

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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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