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Tag: Learning to sail

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

Boating in the 1970s

March 10, 2015August 15, 2026Lorraine Escher

Boating in the 1970s: Navigation Was Simpler

Sailing Poetry: Donne and Coleridge

March 3, 2015August 25, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing Poetry: Did John Donne Know More Than Coleridge?

Buying a St Francis 50 catamaran: Aphrodite, St Francis 50 catamaran

February 28, 2015September 16, 2026Lorraine Escher

Buying Our St Francis 50 Catamaran, SV Aphrodite

February 25, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Trail markers of the sea

February 14, 2015August 16, 2026Lorraine Escher

RYA Day Skipper Anchoring —Navigating Namely Harbour Safely

Sailing Terms for Beginners: Line drawing by Pearson Scott Foresman [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

February 13, 2015August 22, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing Terms for Beginners: Shrouds, Reefing and Twiddly Bits

February 3, 2015September 9, 2026Lorraine Escher

Outsourcing Household Chores: The Gift of Me Time

My little man awaiting stiches

February 2, 2015August 5, 2026Lorraine Escher

Family Sailing Transition: Preparation and Chaos

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