Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

Family of Six: 10 Years Circumnavigating Aboard SV Aphrodite

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Tag: Learning to sail

Learning to Sail describes when Rick and I completed our sail training courses in the Caribbean and invited a skipper aboard for the first few weeks until we gained confidence handling the boat on our own.

Putting the Parasailor back in the "sock" on SV Aphrodite, a St Francis 50 catamaran.
June 8, 2022February 5, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Speeding by Day With Our Downwind Parasailor Sail

February 16, 2018January 29, 2026 Lorraine Escher

800 nautical miles from Grenada to Haiti

August 11, 2016January 24, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Lunch on Aphrodite with celebrity sailor and cruising guru: Bruce Van Sant

May 25, 2016January 27, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Departure checklist for leaving an anchorage

April 9, 2016March 1, 2026 Lorraine Escher

On the docks: a series of unfortunate events

April 1, 2016October 4, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Jumentos, Bahamas

Endangered Allen Cays Rock Iguana (Cyclura cychlura inornata)
February 8, 2016March 11, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Exumas: fair and foul weather

January 27, 2016October 5, 2025 Lorraine Escher

We’re in the Bahamas

January 2, 2016January 27, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Bahamas – plans derailed

November 29, 2015February 21, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Grocery shopping at sea: a multi-sport event

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Welcome to Becoming A Sailor. I've written more than 250 posts about our travels on our St Francis 50 catamaran. We have been sailing since 2015, and our four kids have grown up on our sailboat. This is not a sailing log. Instead, it's an immersive record of a life afloat. I write to recreate the moment, whether we're standing on a volcano or cleaning our boat bottom.
- Lorraine

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