Author: Lorraine Escher
When we began, I had no sailing experience. After ten years of circumnavigation, this lifestyle has been nothing like I imagined. The highs —swimming with dolphins, and meeting people who live in remote places —have been exhilarating and life changing. The lows — losing a rudder at sea or experiencing rough weather — have been challenging.
Beach days with small children have given way to school days, as our kids prepare for university. We hope that our lifestyle, meeting interesting, passionate people, and our need for teamwork and self-reliance are memories that shape our children into adults who contribute to their communities and seize life with fervor.
Life raft gear: what if you were not rescued, how long could you survive?
Don’t mess with a missionary, man – Ile a Vache, Haiti
Give me Voodoo: fear and fascination as a cruiser in Haiti (with bonus dream sequence)
800 nautical miles from Grenada to Haiti
Leaving Trinidad for Grenada with Svetlana
Christmas dinner with the Preddie family, Trinidad 2017
Taking stock of our boat spares
Two articles Published in All at Sea Magazine, December 2017