Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

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

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Tag: Family Circumnavigation

The Escher family — two parents and four children from Ottawa, Canada — spent over a decade circumnavigating the world aboard SV Aphrodite, a St Francis 50 catamaran. These are the posts from that voyage: crossing the Atlantic and the Pacific, cruising the Caribbean, the Bahamas, the Galapagos, French Polynesia, Fiji, Vanuatu and Southeast Asia, homeschooling four kids at sea, refitting and repairing the boat in remote anchorages, and raising a family aboard across more than 40 countries. Written from the boat, as it happened.

September 13, 2017July 10, 2026Lorraine Escher

Memories of the BVIs: dancing with my girl, Betty

July 3, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Grenada Hash House Harriers – a walk or a run for everyone

Henry with a local Dominican boy outside Wendy's bar near Luperon harbour, Dominican Republic where we spent hurricane season with our catamaran and four kids
December 6, 2016July 20, 2026Lorraine Escher

Luperón Long Reads — Boat Kids Go Local

June 28, 2016July 17, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing with Kids: Our First Year Cruising as a Family of Six

How to avoid seasickness while sailing
May 27, 2016August 6, 2026Lorraine Escher

How to Avoid Seasickness While Sailing: Ditching Dramamine

Sailing from Florida to the Bahamas
January 27, 2016August 4, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing From Florida to the Bahamas: Our First Crossing

Christmas on a sailboat
December 20, 2015August 14, 2026Lorraine Escher

Christmas on a Sailboat: Cards, Storms and the Bahamas

Family life on a sailboat
September 30, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

We are underway: first days of cruising

August 26, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Our kids arrive on SV Aphrodite

August 2, 2015July 16, 2026Lorraine Escher

Medical Provisioning for Cruising: A Year’s Supply of Medication—Then What?

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