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Building a Mooring: Luperon Long Reads Building a Hurricane Moorring with input an design review by Bruce Van Sant
August 3, 2016July 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Luperón Long Reads — Designing and Building a Mooring for Our 50-foot Catamaran

A Nurse Shark that we seriously feared in the Jumentos, Ragged Islands and other islands south of George Town.
May 23, 2016May 23, 2016Lorraine Escher

Southern Bahamas Long Reads — Beyond the Exumas

AGM boat battery testing
January 12, 2016September 1, 2026Lorraine Escher

Boat Battery Testing: When Load Tests Get It Wrong

Florida Keys Sailing: Paul enjoys a dockside supper outside the Island Grill at Mandalay, Key Largo.
October 28, 2015August 1, 2026Lorraine Escher

Florida Keys Sailing with Our 4 Boat Kids & a Dockside Party

Ingredients for homemade icecream for a boy who lives on a sailboat with food allergies.
October 14, 2015August 7, 2026Lorraine Escher

Making Ice Cream on a Sailboat: Off-Grid Luxury

Karen (4) and Betty (9) enjoy a book on SV Aphrodite.
September 11, 2015July 6, 2026Lorraine Escher

Homeschooling on hold

First Ssquall on SV Aphrodite. a St Francis 50 catamaran
August 29, 2015August 16, 2026Lorraine Escher

First Squall: Finding a Safe Anchorage

Catamaran Test Sailing: SV Aphrodite in Florida
August 21, 2015August 21, 2026Lorraine Escher

Catamaran Test Sail: Putting SV Aphrodite Through Her Paces

August 17, 2015August 30, 2026Lorraine Escher

Boat Organization: Getting Ready for Cruising

First boat haul out: Ladder to our boat with river view.
August 13, 2015August 9, 2026Lorraine Escher

Our First Boat Haul Out: Everything Is New

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This Week in Years Past

  • 1 year ago this weekSaved! Anchor Retrieval: 2 Technical Divers, 1 Lift Bag (Poem)
  • 3 years ago this weekPeter Joseph WWII Museum: A Backyard Full of World History
  • 7 years ago this weekWashing Machine Retrofit on a Catamaran: Saving Time & Space
  • 9 years ago this weekWe’re in the Multihull Sailor magazine September 2017 issue. Our family looks downright glamorous!

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