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Removing what remained of the port rudder
May 31, 2023May 31, 2023Lorraine Escher

Removing our rudders in the water, and towing another catamaran

Stopped sailing image
May 24, 2023May 24, 2023Lorraine Escher

We have stopped for the night, 60 nm to Savusavu, Fiji

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023Lorraine Escher

Losing a rudder 500 miles from Fiji

May 19, 2023July 11, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing at night — New Zealand to Fiji

Spectacular sky underway on SV Aphrodite, a St. Francis 50 catamaran, during Our Pacific Crossing from Panama to New Zealand.
June 18, 2022June 18, 2022Lorraine Escher

Four Methods We Tried to Manage Sleep Deprivation During Our Pacific Crossing (Galapagos to French Polynesia)

Betty from St Francis 50 catamaran Aphrodite swimming in Chuuk Lagoon.
June 11, 2022June 11, 2022Lorraine Escher

What Lies Beneath? Barnacle Busting Outside the Galapagos at 2,000 Meters Deep

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

Speeding by Day With Our Downwind Parasailor Sail

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

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

July 25, 2020July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Waiting for Gonzalo

October 29, 2018July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

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

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This Week in Years Past

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  • 11 years ago this weekA visit from CBC Radio’s Stu Mills

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