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Job Jar for Kids: Boat Jobs For Kids with Karen dusting our Nav desk in the background on SV Aphrodite
June 12, 2026July 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Job Jar for Kids: How Real Boat Chores Build Grit

Rick Escher presenting his submission video on the MedSailingAdvisor application that he wrote as part of the MedGemma Impact Challenge 2026.
February 23, 2026August 11, 2026Lorraine Escher

MedGemma Impact Challenge: Offline Triage App for Sailors

October 26, 2023August 9, 2026Lorraine Escher

Medical Mission in Papua New Guinea: A Teen Volunteer

September 13, 2017July 10, 2026Lorraine Escher

Memories of the BVIs: dancing with my girl, Betty

March 25, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

George Town, Bahamas — Summer Camp for Cruisers

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Escher Family Haircut New word in …

Escher Family Haircut

This Week in Years Past

  • 9 years ago this weekDrama on the Bus in Grenada
  • 9 years ago this weekSights to See (and Unsee) at Grenada Carnival 2017
  • 9 years ago this weekInterviewing Crew: How Our Pacific Crossing Ad Went Wrong
  • 11 years ago this weekOrganizing our boat with skipper, Mark Burton

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