Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

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

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  • Our story in six chapters, in the order we sailed it.

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    Before We Moved Aboard

    • From House to Sailboat: How a Road Trip Changed Us
    • Buying Our St Francis 50 Catamaran
    • Learning to Sail From Scratch
    • Our Family Camping Gap Month
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    • This chapter on the map →

    Florida and the Bahamas

    • Living on a Sailboat With Kids: Freedom or Confinement?
    • Crossing the Gulf Stream
    • Off the Beaten Track Bahamas
    • Bahamas Long Reads: Exumas Stories
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    • This chapter on the map →

    The Caribbean

    • Luperón Long Reads: Boat Kids Go Local
    • Dominica Travel: If Outside Magazine Visited
    • Rough Offshore Sailing in a Gale
    • Long Reads Grenada
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    • This chapter on the map →

    Panama and the Pacific

    • Crossing the Panama Canal
    • Shellback Ceremony at the Equator
    • Long Reads: Galápagos
    • Sleep Deprivation at Sea
    • Browse all 11 posts →
    • This chapter on the map →

    Melanesia

    • Heavy Weather Sailing: NZ to Fiji
    • Sevusevu Ceremony in Fiji
    • Land Diving on Pentecost Island
    • Shallow Water Blackout
    • Browse all 18 posts →
    • This chapter on the map →

    Micronesia to Southeast Asia

    • Lagoon to Table: Subsistence Fishing
    • Losing an Anchor in Thailand
    • 322 Days in a Malaysian Boatyard
    • Bangla Road Phuket
    • Browse all 25 posts →
    • This chapter on the map →

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Tag: Laundry

Miele washing Machine repair: SV Aphrodite in Auckland Harbour also known as Waitematā Harbour.
May 1, 2023September 26, 2026Lorraine Escher

Miele Washing Machine Repair: How Miele Stepped Up

Miele W1 washing machine on SV Aphrodite, a St Francis catamaran.
May 1, 2021September 20, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailboat Washing Machine: Capacity & Dimensions for a Family

Splendide 7100XC review
February 14, 2021July 30, 2026Lorraine Escher

Splendide 7100XC Review: Not Built for Sailboats

Henry and Karen with the Splendide washer/dryer on SV Aphrodite with the machine in its custom hutch under the saloon table
September 18, 2019October 6, 2026Lorraine Escher

Washing Machine Retrofit on a Catamaran: The Messy Work

Kids on a St Francis 50 catamaran with a Splendide washing machine in the saloon.
November 22, 2018August 4, 2026Lorraine Escher

Catamaran Washing Machine: A Surprising Space Solution

December 4, 2015August 4, 2026Lorraine Escher

Handwashing Laundry on a Boat: 4 Lessons & The True Cost

July 3, 2015August 20, 2026Lorraine Escher

Cruising Doubts: Can We Really Manage Life Afloat?

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