Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

More Than a Decade Afloat • Raising Sailors • Stories from SV Aphrodite

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  • Our story in six chapters, in the order we sailed it.

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    Before We Moved Aboard

    • From House to Sailboat: How a Road Trip Changed Us
    • Buying Our St Francis 50 Catamaran
    • Learning to Sail From Scratch
    • Our Family Camping Gap Month
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    • This chapter on the map →

    Florida and the Bahamas

    • Living on a Sailboat With Kids: Freedom or Confinement?
    • Crossing the Gulf Stream
    • Off the Beaten Track Bahamas
    • Bahamas Long Reads: Exumas Stories
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    • This chapter on the map →

    The Caribbean

    • Luperón Long Reads: Boat Kids Go Local
    • Dominica Travel: If Outside Magazine Visited
    • Rough Offshore Sailing in a Gale
    • Long Reads Grenada
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    • This chapter on the map →

    Panama and the Pacific

    • Crossing the Panama Canal
    • Shellback Ceremony at the Equator
    • Long Reads: Galápagos
    • Sleep Deprivation at Sea
    • Browse all 11 posts →
    • This chapter on the map →

    Melanesia

    • Heavy Weather Sailing: NZ to Fiji
    • Sevusevu Ceremony in Fiji
    • Land Diving on Pentecost Island
    • Shallow Water Blackout
    • Browse all 19 posts →
    • This chapter on the map →

    Micronesia to Southeast Asia

    • Lagoon to Table: Subsistence Fishing
    • Losing an Anchor in Thailand
    • 322 Days in a Malaysian Boatyard
    • Bangla Road Phuket
    • Browse all 26 posts →
    • This chapter on the map →

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    • Downsizing & Moving Aboard
    • Sailing With Kids & Homeschooling
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    • Food & Provisioning
    • Family, Crew & Guests
    • Writing & Creative
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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

August 12, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Successful haul-out in Tampa

August 10, 2015August 8, 2026Lorraine Escher

Becoming a Sailor: Discovering an Alien Landscape

What is the .cat domain? Salvador Dali and his ocelot cat, Babou
August 6, 2015August 1, 2026Lorraine Escher

What is a .cat Domain? Why Our Catamaran Blog Uses One

July 3, 2015August 20, 2026Lorraine Escher

Cruising Doubts: Can We Really Manage Life Afloat?

June 28, 2015August 18, 2026Lorraine Escher

Packing Up to Sail: Shipping Gear from Canada to the USA

June 6, 2015September 17, 2026Lorraine Escher

Top 10 sexiest refits we’ve made – so far

Begonias in front of one of our planters just before they were planted
June 4, 2015September 14, 2026Lorraine Escher

Preparing to Move Aboard: Getting Our House Ready for Tenants

May 28, 2015August 6, 2026Lorraine Escher

Learning to Sail From Scratch: Our First Six Months

May 23, 2015August 7, 2026Lorraine Escher

Catamaran Trampoline Replacement: Our Trampoline Facelift

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