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Tag: St Francis 50 catamaran

Hands showing how the curvature of our hull impacts the amount of usable counterspace.
11/27/202504/23/2026 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.
11/24/202501/27/2026 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.
11/23/202511/24/2025 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.
10/27/202505/22/2026 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.
09/26/202505/04/2026 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
12/07/202310/09/2025 Lorraine Escher

SV Aphrodite equipment list 2023

05/31/202305/02/2026 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.
11/22/201803/01/2026 Lorraine Escher

Finding Space for a Splendide Washer/Dryer on Our Catamaran

02/16/201806/14/2026 Lorraine Escher

800 nautical miles from Grenada to Haiti

09/19/201710/08/2025 Lorraine Escher

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

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