Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

Family of Six: 10 Years Circumnavigating Aboard SV Aphrodite

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Tag: Pacific Ocean sailing

Color striations on the Sierra Negra volcano hike on Isla Isabela, Galapagos.
June 9, 2022October 21, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Sierra Negra: Hiking in Darwin’s Footsteps on a Galapagos Volcano

Putting the Parasailor back in the "sock" on SV Aphrodite, a St Francis 50 catamaran.
June 8, 2022January 9, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Speeding by Day With Our Downwind Parasailor Sail

Betty and Karen on the Galapagos Day Trip
June 6, 2022October 21, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Jumping into The Water of the Galapagos Was Like The Best Exhibits in the Zoo had Thrown the Doors Wide Open

Close-up of Blue-Booby Bird feet.
June 6, 2022October 21, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Red, Blue, and Clawed: Animal Feet in the Galapagos

Dolphins on the bow of SV Aphrodite when sailing our catamaran from Panama to the Galapagos
June 5, 2022October 18, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Swimming at the Equator in 3,000 meters of water, 50 miles from Colombia

June 4, 2022October 30, 2025 Lorraine Escher

After the Galapagos: The Sea is Alive with Extremes of Life, Luxury and Exploitation

August 14, 2017October 4, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Crewing up to cross the Pacific: 90+days, family boat, not really open to swingers

Our catamaran SV Aphrodite with the team from St Francis Marine in South Africa.
March 27, 2015October 6, 2025 Lorraine Escher

SV Aphrodite: The Family Catamaran with a History of Adventure

February 14, 2015October 6, 2025 Lorraine Escher

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

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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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