Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

Family of Six: 10 Years Circumnavigating Aboard SV Aphrodite

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Rick Escher presenting his submission video on the MedSailingAdvisor application that he wrote as part of the MedGemma Impact Challenge 2026.
February 23, 2026February 25, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Rick Writes an Offline Medical Support System App for Offshore Sailors

Diver Michael and Lorraine watch the Mantus anchor retrieval from the bow.
September 18, 2025February 18, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Part 3: Diving for a Lost Anchor: A Salty Ballad from Phuket

105-lb Mantus Anchor with anchor chain
September 13, 2025March 12, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Part 2: Losing our Ground Tackle: A Continuation of our Malaysian Anchor Chain Debacle

Rick Escher, sailor, skipper, husband amazing human
September 5, 2025March 10, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Part 1: Re-galvanizing our anchor chain. What could possibly go wrong? Adventures at Pangkor Marina Malaysia.

January 2, 2024January 25, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Diesel filling in Micronesia with video, and no police involvement

Paul in a hospital bed in Kavieng, Papua New Guinea, receiving oxygen therapy
December 13, 2023February 2, 2026 Lorraine Escher

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

Picture of a catamaran
December 7, 2023October 9, 2025 Lorraine Escher

SV Aphrodite equipment list 2023

August 23, 2023January 29, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Mugged in Honiara: Travel Safety in the Solomon Islands

June 12, 2023January 25, 2026 Lorraine Escher

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

May 31, 2023February 24, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Removing our rudders in the water, and towing another catamaran

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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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