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.

Our catamaran SV Aphrodite with the team from St Francis Marine in South Africa.

March 27, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

SV Aphrodite: The Family Catamaran with a History of Adventure

March 19, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Why living on a boat is different from living on land

March 15, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

First Days with Our St. Francis 50 Catamaran: Repairs, Refits, and Reality

Aphrodite, St Francis 50 catamaran

February 28, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

We bought a boat

Front cover of Canadian Circumnavigator Diane Steumer's Book, The Voyage of Northern Magic.

February 16, 2015August 1, 2026Lorraine Escher

Diane Stuemer: Sailed 6 Times, Then Went Around the World

February 3, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Cleaning house: regaining focus

January 9, 2015August 23, 2026Lorraine Escher

Our Plan to Sail Away Before We Even Owned a Boat

Food allergies on a sailboat

January 8, 2015August 23, 2026Lorraine Escher

Food Allergies on a Sailboat: Preparing for Life at Sea

Sailing around the World With Kids | Hello World | The Journey Starts HEre with this first blog post.

December 30, 2014August 2, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing around the World With Kids — Could it be Us?