Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

Family of Six: 10 Years Circumnavigating Aboard SV Aphrodite

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Tag: Medical at sea

Paul in a hospital bed in Kavieng, Papua New Guinea, receiving oxygen therapy
December 13, 2023October 5, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Shallow water blackout while freediving: what happened to our son, Paul

October 26, 2023October 15, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Betty, age 17, joins a medical mission in Papua New Guinea

September 16, 2023October 15, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Family ER at Sea: A fish hook to the face in Munda, Solomon Islands

June 12, 2023October 9, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Making Sense of Malaria: Why Chemoprophylaxis Doesn’t Prevent Infection — It Only Weakens the Symptoms

September 11, 2021October 12, 2025 Lorraine Escher

COVID arrives in Grenada

June 2, 2020October 4, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Academic rigour and readiness: is it possible to homeschool kids on a boat to prepare for University?

October 18, 2019November 18, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Project management in the boat yard: the importance of setting expectations early

October 29, 2018October 4, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Life raft gear: what if you were not rescued, how long could you survive?

December 18, 2017October 19, 2025 Lorraine Escher

We are still living on the hard in Trinidad. It’s not all Christmas and poinsettias.

Paul in Power Boat Boatyard, Chaguaramas, Trinidad with our Mantus Anchor 2017 below SV Aphrodite, our St Francis 50 catamaran.
November 5, 2017October 21, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Living with Four Kids in a Boatyard in Trinidad — Turns Out, It Isn’t So Hard to Stay ‘On The Hard’

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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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