Becoming a Sailor

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Tag: Learning to sail

Coffee grinder winches
April 28, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Antigua Sailing Week – got myself a jib job

Speakers at the beach
April 26, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

All the gear, give me a year

The sail catches the wind and springs to life on the SV Spirit of Juno
April 24, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

First sail – starts well, ends with misfortune

Mongoose restaurant at night, Falmouth Bay, Antigua
April 24, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Antigua Sailing Week – a little nightlife

April 23, 2015July 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Newbie Sailor Arrives at Antigua Sailing Week

April 20, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

She was a Day Skipper, one way ticket yeah

April 17, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

RYA sailing training – it’s not child’s play

April 3, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

First night aboard a sail boat

Poster from the 1992 movie, Captain Ron
March 24, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

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

Artwork by Betty, age 9. Message = parenting fail
March 19, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

About those snobby catamaran owners

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