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Tag: Safety at sea

Dropping rudders in the water: Removing what remained of the port rudder
May 31, 2023July 28, 2026Lorraine Escher

Dropping Rudders in the Water: No Haul-Out Needed

Fierentino Para Anchor: Stopped sailing image
May 24, 2023July 28, 2026Lorraine Escher

Fiorentino Para Anchor Overnight: 60 NM from Savusavu

Losing a Rudder at Sea on a Catamaran
May 20, 2023July 28, 2026Lorraine Escher

Losing a Rudder at Sea: Offshore Discovery 500 nm from Fiji

Heavy weather sailing: Paul on the deck of SV Aphrodite
May 19, 2023July 27, 2026Lorraine Escher

Heavy Weather Sailing: Force 8–10 from New Zealand to Fiji

Sleep deprivation at sea: Spectacular sky underway on SV Aphrodite, a St. Francis 50 catamaran, during Our Pacific Crossing from Panama to New Zealand.
June 18, 2022July 27, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sleep Deprivation at Sea: 4 Methods on a Pacific Crossing

Betty from St Francis 50 catamaran Aphrodite swimming in Chuuk Lagoon.
June 11, 2022July 30, 2026Lorraine 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, 2022July 29, 2026Lorraine Escher

Parasailor Sail: Flying Downwind Until the Sail Blew Out

Shellback Ceremony Maritime Traditions and Crossing the Equator as a Family at Sea on Circumnavigation
June 5, 2022September 20, 2026Lorraine Escher

Shellback Ceremony: Crossing the Equator as a Family

July 25, 2020July 28, 2026Lorraine Escher

Preparing for a Tropical Storm: 4 Methods Sailors Used

Ditch bag contents
October 29, 2018September 26, 2026Lorraine Escher

Ditch Bag Contents: Preparing for a Pacific Crossing

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