Becoming a Sailor

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

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We toyed with Pacific Blue, but eventually picked Dark Blue
April 13, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Adding colour and design pizazz to our catamaran

April 3, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

First night aboard a sail boat

April 1, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Move date June 30, 2015

Revised planning spreadsheet, budgeting information is intentionally blacked out
March 24, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Planning and budgeting for sail boat refits

Winterized sail boats, Ottawa River, March 2015
March 17, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Winterized sail boats on the frozen Ottawa River

March 14, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Grocery list for passage planning – starting with a bare fridge and pantry

SV Aphrodite, a St Francis 50 catamaran and Hull #1 as seen from the Starboard side.
March 13, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

We bought our first boat: SV Aphrodite is ours

March 4, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Transferring boat ownership: hire a marine documentation specialist. Get`er done.

January 9, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Every voyage has a beginning, so where do I start?

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This Week in Years Past

  • 10 years ago this weekFrom the Vault: Cycling 1,000 miles Along the US Pacific Coast — with a Parrot
  • 10 years ago this weekBeans! Beans! Beans! Abandoning Meat in the Dominican Republic
  • 11 years ago this weekStress-free camping? Not here.
  • 11 years ago this weekA visit from CBC Radio’s Stu Mills

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