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Hiring a skipper comparison: Poster from the 1992 movie, Captain Ron
March 24, 2015August 13, 2026Lorraine Escher

Hiring a Skipper: Learning to Sail Like Captain Ron

Sailing Poetry: Donne and Coleridge
March 3, 2015August 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing Poetry: Did John Donne Know More Than Coleridge?

Sailing hair: Barbie as model
February 7, 2015August 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing Hair, Don’t Care: Goodbye Hair Dye

February 3, 2015September 9, 2026Lorraine Escher

Outsourcing Household Chores: The Gift of Me Time

Low-maintenance hair for sailing: Sam Shepherd washes Nicole Kidman's hair in the movie, Dead Calm.
January 27, 2015August 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Low-Maintenance Hair for Sailing: Cutting Back Before We Go

Sailng-knots: Activity display of knot tying at the Canadian Children's Museum in Gatineau/Ottawa
January 26, 2015August 22, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing Knots: A Boring Exhibit Made Them Feel Like Crafts

Downsizing for a sailing life: Inscription on our upright piano.
January 23, 2015August 7, 2026Lorraine Escher

Downsizing for a Sailing Life: But Keeping the Piano

January 19, 2015July 19, 2026Lorraine Escher

Removing Rats on a Sailboat: How they Get Aboard

Child Safety While Traveling
January 17, 2015August 8, 2026Lorraine Escher

Child Safety While Traveling: Teaching Our Kids to “Heel”

Sailing self-doubt
January 10, 2015August 15, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing Self-Doubt: When Doubt Becomes an Irresistible Hook

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