Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

Family of Six: 10 Years Circumnavigating Aboard SV Aphrodite

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Tag: Sailing with kids

October 18, 2019January 27, 2026 Lorraine Escher

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

Henry and Karen with the Splendide washer/dryer on SV Aphrodite with the machine in its custom hutch under the saloon table
September 18, 2019November 19, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Building a Laundry Hutch to Go Under Our Saloon Table

December 7, 2018October 4, 2025 Lorraine Escher

An unexpected visit to Aphrodite from the Secret-Santa Amazon fairy

Kids on a St Francis 50 catamaran with a Splendide washing machine in the saloon.
November 22, 2018January 28, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Finding Space for a Splendide Washer/Dryer on Our Catamaran

November 11, 2018October 8, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Humble seamstress beginnings: repairing a pillow case on our Sailrite (industrial) sewing machine

October 29, 2018October 4, 2025 Lorraine Escher

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

February 16, 2018January 29, 2026 Lorraine Escher

800 nautical miles from Grenada to Haiti

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’

September 19, 2017October 8, 2025 Lorraine Escher

We’re in the Multihull Sailor magazine September 2017 issue. Our family looks downright glamorous!

September 13, 2017January 27, 2026 Lorraine Escher

Memories of the BVIs: dancing with my girl, Betty

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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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