Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

Family of Six: 10 Years Circumnavigating Aboard SV Aphrodite

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Tag: St Francis 50 catamaran

Lorraine Escher measures for gallery countertop, unskilled and unhappy about the task.
November 27, 2025 Lorraine Escher

How Did I Miss the Skill of Measuring with Accuracy?

A man in a yellow shirt at Brother Lim Cushion in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
November 24, 2025November 26, 2025 Lorraine Escher

A Fresh Start for Our Boat’s Upholstery in Malaysia

Photo of Escher kids on SV Aphrodite on the Ultraleather saloon cushions after slightly less than two years of use.
November 23, 2025November 24, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Succumbing to the Sales Pitch of Ultraleather on a Boat

Eastbay Foreman, Rashid, and another woodworker from Eastbay apply new cherry veneer to a cupboard in our saloon.
October 27, 2025October 29, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Teak and Transformation: Refinishing SV Aphrodite’s Woodwork in Malaysia

Our niece, Jorja, from Calgary in front of the Bridge of the Americas, Panama.
September 26, 2025October 10, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Crossing the Panama Canal Doesn’t Just Move Your Boat from One Ocean to Another — It Moves You to a Completely Different World

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

SV Aphrodite equipment list 2023

May 31, 2023December 18, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Removing our rudders in the water, and towing another catamaran

Kids on a St Francis 50 catamaran with a Splendide washing machine in the saloon.
November 22, 2018November 18, 2025 Lorraine Escher

Finding Space for a Splendide Washer/Dryer on Our Catamaran

February 16, 2018October 4, 2025 Lorraine Escher

800 nautical miles from Grenada to Haiti

September 19, 2017October 8, 2025 Lorraine Escher

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

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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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