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Sailing from Fiji to Vanuatu: Here is a link to our live tracking page as we inch closer to Vanuatu. On the tracking page you will also find blog posts I wrote as we crossed from Panama, Galapagos, French Polynesia, Tonga and New Zealand. This link updates as we travel. See where we are now at: https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/AphroditeCanada/Aphrodite’s current position as I write this blog post.
June 23, 2023August 13, 2026Lorraine Escher

Sailing from Fiji to Vanuatu: 600 NM of Trade Winds

Losing a Rudder at Sea on a Catamaran
May 20, 2023July 28, 2026Lorraine Escher

Losing a Rudder at Sea: Offshore Discovery 500 nm from Fiji

Heavy weather sailing: Paul on the deck of SV Aphrodite
May 19, 2023July 27, 2026Lorraine Escher

Heavy Weather Sailing: Force 8–10 from New Zealand to Fiji

July 25, 2020July 28, 2026Lorraine Escher

Preparing for a Tropical Storm: 4 Methods Sailors Used

Wintering afloat on a catamaran is below freezing in Richmond, Geogia at For McAllister Marina
November 28, 2018July 29, 2026Lorraine Escher

Wintering Afloat: -2°C at Fort McAllister Marina, Georgia

February 16, 2018July 29, 2026Lorraine Escher

Rough Offshore Sailing: A Rite of Passage in a Gale

December 7, 2016August 2, 2026Lorraine Escher

Mona Passage Mutiny: Sailing with a Seasick NYC Cop

November 14, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Heavy Rain Closes School in Luperón, and Our Kids Vote, “Yay!”

Hurricane Season in the Caribbean
April 24, 2016August 19, 2026Lorraine Escher

Hurricane Season in the Caribbean: Why We Chose Luperón

Endangered Allen Cays Rock Iguana (Cyclura cychlura inornata)
February 8, 2016July 3, 2026Lorraine Escher

Allen Cay, Bahamas — Our First Isolated Anchorage

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