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Tag: Sailing with kids

December 7, 2018July 3, 2026Lorraine 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, 2018November 22, 2018Lorraine Escher

Finding Space for a Splendide Washer/Dryer on Our Catamaran

November 11, 2018July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

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

October 29, 2018July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

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

February 16, 2018July 3, 2026Lorraine 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, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Living with Four Kids in a Boatyard in Trinidad — Turns Out, It Isn’t So Hard to Stay ‘On The Hard’

September 19, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

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

September 13, 2017July 10, 2026Lorraine Escher

Memories of the BVIs: dancing with my girl, Betty

August 23, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Fish obsessed in Bequia

August 21, 2017July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Dominica: colourful and unique. It is the 4th dimension.

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