https://aphrodite.cat/2015/08/12/successful-haul-out-in-tampa/ 2015-08-12T18:36:14Z IMG_2247 https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_2247.mov https://aphrodite.cat/img_2485/ 2015-08-22T02:18:36Z IMG_2485 https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_2485.mov https://aphrodite.cat/2015/09/05/meal-planning-six-suggestions-for-crui/ 2026-06-13T17:17:37Z IMG_2779 https://i0.wp.com/aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2779_hd.original.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1 https://videos.files.wordpress.com/XKhr91Fv/img_2779.mov https://aphrodite.cat/?p=3777 2016-04-28T15:16:10Z IMG_5731 https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_5731.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2016/08/03/designing-and-building-a-mooring-for-aphrodite-in-luperon-harbour/ 2026-03-13T16:45:37Z mooring https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/aphrodites-luperon-mooring.m4v https://aphrodite.cat/2017/07/03/grenada-hash-house-harriers-a-walk-or-a-run-for-everyone/ 2026-06-13T17:17:39Z Drinking beer from new shoes at the Grenada Hash https://i0.wp.com/aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1122_hd.original.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1 https://videos.files.wordpress.com/nUJumLGn/img_1122.mov https://aphrodite.cat/2019/10/18/project-management-in-the-boat-yard-the-importance-of-setting-expectations-early/ 2019-10-18T18:06:57Z IMG_4779 https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/img_4779.mov https://aphrodite.cat/2019/10/18/project-management-in-the-boat-yard-the-importance-of-setting-expectations-early/ 2019-10-19T04:48:38Z Aphrodite initial keel repair - contractor cuts into the black water tank by accident. Oops! https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/video.mov https://aphrodite.cat/2023/05/28/fiji-making-stew-using-a-hot-spring/ 2023-05-28T10:27:28Z IMG_0538 https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_0538.mov https://aphrodite.cat/received_1265603681504040/ 2026-04-23T16:15:34Z Reading to a classroom on New Hanover Island, PNG https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/received_1265603681504040.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2023/10/26/betty-age-17-joins-a-medical-mission/ 2023-10-26T22:35:44Z 392810417_6203741596396390_503338367715682546_n https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/392810417_6203741596396390_503338367715682546_n.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/anchor-chain-slipping-windlass/ 2025-09-05T11:52:34Z anchor-chain-slipping-windlass https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg An ill-fitting chain is a safety hazard. The chain can fall out quickly in its entirety and it can be difficult to bring in. Plans that hinge on timing and weather can be undone by an anchor chain that is not working well in a windlass. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/anchor-chain-slipping-windlass.mov https://aphrodite.cat/setting-mantus-anchor-short-video/ 2025-09-13T06:33:04Z setting-mantus-anchor-short-video https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg Short video about how we set our Mantus Anchor. It is a little more involved as we consider scope and use an anchor bridle, but this is the basic idea. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/setting-mantus-anchor-short-video.mov https://aphrodite.cat/riverhawk-florida-haul-out-rails-sv-aphrodite/ 2025-09-28T12:25:29Z riverhawk-florida-haul-out-rails-sv-aphrodite https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/riverhawk-florida-haul-out-rails-sv-aphrodite.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/sv-aphrodite-st-francis-catamaran-liferaft-test/ 2025-09-28T15:32:33Z sv-aphrodite-st-francis-catamaran-liferaft-test https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/sv-aphrodite-st-francis-catamaran-liferaft-test.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/paul-testing-spinlock-kids-lifejacket-inflating/ 2026-05-01T14:25:02Z paul-testing-spinlock-kids-lifejacket-inflating https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/paul-testing-spinlock-kids-lifejacket-inflating.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2015/08/29/great-scots-20-knots/ 2025-09-28T15:46:25Z St-Francis-50-catamaran-Aphrodite-underway https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/st-francis-50-catamaran-aphrodite-underway.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/henry-karen-twins-age-4-bow_locker_sv-aphrodite/ 2025-09-28T16:18:55Z henry-karen-twins-age-4-bow_locker_sv-aphrodite https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/henry-karen-twins-age-4-bow_locker_sv-aphrodite.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2016/03/17/exumas-bahamas/ 2025-09-30T15:20:08Z Nurse-Sharks-Feeding-Staniel-Cay-Bahamas https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nurse-sharks-feeding-staniel-cay-bahamas.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/dolphin-swimming-wild-bahamas-fowl-cay/ 2025-10-07T16:30:03Z dolphin-swimming-wild-bahamas-fowl-cay https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg Swimming with a wild, playful dolphin in the Bahamas https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/dolphin-swimming-wild-bahamas-fowl-cay.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/aphrodites-luperon-mooring_dvd/ 2026-04-24T14:46:04Z SV Aphrodite's mooring installation in Luperon, Dominican Republic https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg A video of our mooring installation in Luperon, Dominican Republic. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/aphrodites-luperon-mooring_dvd.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2016/11/01/betty-age-10-gets-her-very-first-pair-of-glasses/ 2025-10-03T06:26:28Z Betty-first-pair-of-glasses https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/betty-first-pair-of-glasses.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/fishing-bequia-shiv/ 2026-05-13T02:45:53Z Fishing in Bequia with Shiv and Paul https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/fishing-bequia-shiv.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2018/05/07/dont-mess-with-a-missionary-man-ile-a-vache-haiti/ 2025-10-03T08:24:46Z Ile-a-Vache-Church-Missionary https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ile-a-vache-church-missionary.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/botched-keel-repair-trinidad/ 2026-06-08T04:49:38Z botched-keel-repair-trinidad https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/botched-keel-repair-trinidad.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2022/06/05/swimming-at-the-equator-in-3000-meters-of-water-50-miles-from-colombia/ 2025-10-07T16:11:18Z Dolphins-Pacific-Crossing-Aphrodite-Equator https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg Dolphins on the bow of SV Aphrodite. Its a raw video but I’ve preserved the sound; you can hear the dolphins whistling. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/dolphins-pacific-crossing-aphrodite-equator.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2022/06/11/what-lies-beneath-barnacle-busting-outside-the-galapagos-at-2000-meters-deep/ 2025-10-17T15:56:07Z Cleaning SV Aphrodite in Martinique https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg Cleaning our boat bottom in Sainte-Anne, Martinique in the Caribbean. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cleaning-sv-aphrodite-in-martinique.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/sv-aphrodite-video-port-forward-short-repairs/ 2025-10-25T16:41:56Z SV-Aphrodite-Video-Port-Aft-Shelf https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg These videos helped define the scope of work between us and Mr. Chong who runs Eastbay with a team in Penang and Langkawi. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sv-aphrodite-video-port-forward-short-repairs.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/sv-aphrodite-short-video-woodwork-requirements/ 2025-10-27T08:42:58Z sv-aphrodite-short-video-woodwork-requirements https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sv-aphrodite-short-video-woodwork-requirements.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/woodwork-requirement-videos/ 2026-05-22T02:58:55Z Vidoes made for woodwork requirements on SV Aphrodite https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg This is a sample of the videos that I made to communicate our woodwork requirements. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/woodwork-requirement-videos.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/vid-20251025-wa0002/ 2026-05-22T02:58:55Z Video During Woodwork Refit https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg This is a short video of our saloon during our woodwork refit at Lunas Shipyard. Contractor: Eastbay Teakdecks, Mr. Chong https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/vid-20251025-wa0002.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/taping-sv_aphrodite-woodwork_refit/ 2026-05-22T02:58:55Z taping-sv_aphrodite-woodwork_refit https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/taping-sv_aphrodite-woodwork_refit.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/splendide-troubleshooting-flat-spot/ 2025-11-12T01:12:43Z https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg Our Splendide7100 XC washer/dryer makes a clunking sound. We sought to understand why. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/splendide-troubleshooting-flat-spot.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/whatsapp-video-2025-11-12-at-16-40-08_51d59ca4/ 2025-11-12T09:27:23Z WhatsApp Video 2025-11-12 at 16.40.08_51d59ca4 https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/whatsapp-video-2025-11-12-at-16.40.08_51d59ca4.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/whatsapp-video-2025-11-12-at-16-39-53_96806e71/ 2025-11-12T09:27:32Z WhatsApp Video 2025-11-12 at 16.39.53_96806e71 https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/whatsapp-video-2025-11-12-at-16.39.53_96806e71.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/whatsapp-video-2025-11-12-at-16-39-38_cc876480/ 2025-11-12T09:27:38Z WhatsApp Video 2025-11-12 at 16.39.38_cc876480 https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/whatsapp-video-2025-11-12-at-16.39.38_cc876480.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/whatsapp-video-2025-11-12-at-16-39-15_de5fa363/ 2025-11-12T09:27:45Z WhatsApp Video 2025-11-12 at 16.39.15_de5fa363 https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/whatsapp-video-2025-11-12-at-16.39.15_de5fa363.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/whatsapp-video-2025-11-12-at-16-38-56_9367c0fa/ 2025-11-12T09:56:40Z WhatsApp Video 2025-11-12 at 16.38.56_9367c0fa https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/whatsapp-video-2025-11-12-at-16.38.56_9367c0fa.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2021/02/14/end-days-for-our-splendide-washer-dryer-built-for-the-landfill/ 2025-11-12T13:28:59Z Splendide-7100XC-washing-machine-product-review https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg We open up our inner drum to learn that the inner spindle had been completely disintegrated. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/splendide-7100xc-washing-machine-product-review.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/lalang-template-angles-backsplash/ 2026-04-23T02:01:21Z lalang-template-angles-backsplash https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg This video shows the template for SV Aphrodite’s galley-down outboard countertop with woodblocks that show the angles needed to make the backsplash. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/lalang-template-angles-backsplash.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/how-luperon_mooring/ 2026-01-24T14:22:10Z How-Luperon_mooring https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/how-luperon_mooring.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/how-luperon-mooring-final/ 2026-01-24T14:22:17Z How-Luperon-Mooring-Final https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/how-luperon-mooring-final.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/lorraine-diving-3/ 2026-01-24T14:26:27Z Lorraine-Diving https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/lorraine-diving.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/lorraine-diving-dictionary/ 2026-01-24T14:26:35Z Lorraine-Diving-Dictionary https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/lorraine-diving-dictionary.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/lupereronshortmooring/ 2026-01-24T14:26:45Z LupereronShortMooring https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/lupereronshortmooring.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/narrative_new-zealand/ 2026-05-05T00:26:18Z Narrative_New-Zealand https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/narrative_new-zealand.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/new-zealand-night-passage/ 2026-01-24T14:28:56Z New Zealand Night Passage https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/new-zealand-night-passage.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/st-francis-50-cover-2/ 2026-05-03T03:51:13Z St-Francis-50-Cover https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg St Francis 50, Hull Number 1, Aphrodite, under sail. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/st-francis-50-cover.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2016/08/03/designing-and-building-a-mooring-for-aphrodite-in-luperon-harbour/ 2026-04-24T14:46:04Z How-Luperon-Mooring-Final https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg A short video of our mooring installation in Luperon, Dominican Republic. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/how-luperon-mooring-final.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/img_0975/ 2026-01-26T11:37:11Z img_0975 https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/img_0975.mov https://aphrodite.cat/land-diving-sv-aphrodite/ 2026-05-18T03:23:15Z land-diving-sv-aphrodite https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/land-diving-sv-aphrodite.mov https://aphrodite.cat/2017/10/16/oil-spill-in-trinidad-we-are-floating-in-a-horrible-national-disaster/ 2026-01-27T13:30:51Z Oil Spill in Chaguaramas, Trinidad https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/narrative-oil-spill.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2023/10/26/betty-age-17-joins-a-medical-mission/ 2026-04-23T16:15:34Z Betty in PNG with AidOcean https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/moments-betty-png.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/how-setting-anchor-ground-tackle-debacle/ 2026-02-19T03:13:46Z How-Setting-Anchor-Ground-Tackle-Debacle https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/how-setting-anchor-ground-tackle-debacle.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/weird-anchor-chain-galavanization-gone-wrong/ 2026-03-09T17:48:15Z Weird-Anchor-Chain-Galavanization-Gone-Wrong https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg A picture of the famous Scream painting, which happens to nicely match the idea and color scheme of the windlass on our catamaran, SV Aphrodite. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/weird-anchor-chain-galavanization-gone-wrong.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2018/05/07/dont-mess-with-a-missionary-man-ile-a-vache-haiti/ 2026-03-09T18:11:31Z Sunday Mornings | Ile A Vache Pinterest PIN https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg A still shot of the outside of the church we visited at Ile A Vache, Haiti along with lively singing and dancing inside. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/moments-haiti.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2015/06/19/limbo-of-the-homeless-yachties/ 2026-06-12T01:28:17Z Weird_Miele-Fix-It https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/weird_miele-fix-it.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2015/06/19/limbo-of-the-homeless-yachties/ 2026-03-09T17:25:34Z How-Splendide-Thumping-Noise https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg The actual video I took of our Splendide when it began making a thumping noise. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/how-splendide-thumping-noise.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2015/06/19/limbo-of-the-homeless-yachties/ 2026-03-09T17:28:57Z How-Splendide-Cheap-Pot-Metal https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg Rick pulls apart the Splendide washing machine and sees the spindle is made of cheap pot metal. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/how-splendide-cheap-pot-metal.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2025/09/13/ground-tackle-a-continuation-of-our-malaysian-anchor-chain-debacle/ 2026-03-11T16:30:56Z Setting and Losing our Anchor in Phuket https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/how-setting-anchor-ground-tackle-debacle.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/ovive-video-catana_oc50-catamaran-gurus/ 2026-06-10T15:49:10Z ovive-video-catana_oc50-catamaran-gurus https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ovive-video-catana_oc50-catamaran-gurus.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2016/10/17/pauls-eye-and-the-power-of-facebook-how-news-of-an-allergic-reaction-reached-six-countries-before-mom-and-dad/ 2026-04-14T07:17:00Z How-Karen-Painting-Scrollwork-SV-Aphrodite https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/how-karen-painting-scrollwork-sv-aphrodite.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2016/10/17/pauls-eye-and-the-power-of-facebook-how-news-of-an-allergic-reaction-reached-six-countries-before-mom-and-dad/ 2026-03-24T16:00:41Z Dictionary-The-Tarzan https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dictionary-the-tarzan.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/moments-paul-panama-canal-ovive/ 2026-06-10T15:49:10Z moments-paul-panama-canal-ovive https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/moments-paul-panama-canal-ovive.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/kids-paul-fishing-sv-aphrodite-boat-kid/ 2026-05-13T02:45:53Z kids-paul-fishing-sv-aphrodite-boat-kid https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/kids-paul-fishing-sv-aphrodite-boat-kid.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2025/09/26/crossing-the-canal-doesnt-just-move-your-boat-from-one-ocean-to-another-it-moves-you-to-a-completely-different-world/ 2026-04-10T09:23:05Z Paul Crossing the Panama Canal on SV O'Vive https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/moments-paul-panama-canal-ovive.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/narrative-paul-escher-panama-canal/ 2026-05-03T17:42:21Z Paul Crossing the Panama Canal on SV O’Vive https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/narrative-paul-escher-panama-canal.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/karen-timelapse-painting-scrollwork-keels/ 2026-04-14T07:17:00Z karen-timelapse-painting-scrollwork-keels https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg A timelapse video of Karen Escher painting scrollwork on the keels of our St. Francis 50 catamaran, SV Aphrodite. https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/karen-timelapse-painting-scrollwork-keels.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2023/06/20/an-octave-of-women-shades-of-contrast/ 2026-04-23T02:02:37Z How-Math-Curved-Galley-Countertop https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/how-math-curved-galley-countertop.mp4 https://aphrodite.cat/2023/05/19/sailing-at-night-new-zealand-to-fiji/ 2026-05-05T00:30:09Z How-Rough-Weather-on-a-Catamaran https://s0.wp.com/i/blank.jpg https://aphrodite.cat/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/how-rough-weather-on-a-catamaran.mp4