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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 4, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Getting the dirt on cleaning a used boat

April 1, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Move date June 30, 2015

Pirate flag 1053085 m

March 30, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Scary things that can happen at sea

Poster from the 1992 movie, Captain Ron

March 24, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Captain Ron movie: finding humour when life imitates ‘art’

Revised planning spreadsheet, budgeting information is intentionally blacked out

March 24, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Planning and budgeting for sail boat refits

March 15, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

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

March 7, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Taking inventory of our sail boat

Passage plan: Fort Lauderdale to Bradenton

March 5, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Outfitting a boat for the first time

My husband's gear for crewing in Antigua laid-out and ready to be packed

January 12, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Packing for sailing training in Antigua

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