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July 3, 2015August 20, 2026Lorraine Escher

Cruising Doubts: Can We Really Manage Life Afloat?

June 16, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Refits update on our St Francis 50 catamaran

May 28, 2015August 6, 2026Lorraine Escher

Learning to Sail From Scratch: Our First Six Months

May 23, 2015August 7, 2026Lorraine Escher

Catamaran Trampoline Replacement: Our Trampoline Facelift

Decluttering before moving aboard: First run to the thrift store

May 15, 2015September 9, 2026Lorraine Escher

Decluttering Before Moving Aboard: Finding What Matters

Catamaran color scheme: We toyed with Pacific Blue, but eventually picked Dark Blue

April 13, 2015September 5, 2026Lorraine Escher

Choosing a Catamaran Color Scheme for SV Aphrodite

Cleaning a Used Boat

April 4, 2015August 30, 2026Lorraine Escher

Cleaning a Used Boat, Sanctimoniously: What to Expect

Pirate flag 1053085 m

March 30, 2015July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Scary things that can happen at sea

Our catamaran SV Aphrodite with the team from St Francis Marine in South Africa.

March 27, 2015September 5, 2026Lorraine Escher

SV Aphrodite: The Family Catamaran with a History of Adventure

Winterized sailboats, Ottawa River, March 2015

March 17, 2015August 26, 2026Lorraine Escher

Winterized Sailboats on the Frozen Ottawa River

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