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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

March 10, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Boating in the 70s

March 3, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Dead poets reveal sailing experience

Aphrodite, St Francis 50 catamaran
February 28, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

We bought a boat

February 25, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Trail markers of the sea

February 14, 2015February 14, 2015Lorraine Escher

Where to anchor at Namely Harbour (RYA Day Skipper Theory Training)

Line drawing by Pearson Scott Foresman [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
February 13, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing terms revealed – internet helps the newbie sailor

February 3, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Cleaning house: regaining focus

My little man awaiting stiches
February 2, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Cuts and repairs

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