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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

March 3, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Dead poets reveal sailing experience

February 7, 2015July 10, 2026Lorraine Escher

Hair cut and new glasses — ready for sailing!

February 3, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Cleaning house: regaining focus

Sam Shepherd washes Nicole Kidman's hair in the movie, Dead Calm.

January 27, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing hair: getting gritty, not girly

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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