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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.
November 11, 2018November 11, 2018Lorraine Escher

Humble seamstress beginnings: repairing a pillow case on our Sailrite (industrial) sewing machine

October 29, 2018October 29, 2018Lorraine Escher

Life raft gear: what if you were not rescued, how long could you survive?

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018Lorraine Escher

Don’t mess with a missionary, man – Ile a Vache, Haiti

May 2, 2018May 2, 2018Lorraine Escher

Give me Voodoo: fear and fascination as a cruiser in Haiti (with bonus dream sequence)

February 16, 2018February 16, 2018Lorraine Escher

800 nautical miles from Grenada to Haiti

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018Lorraine Escher

Leaving Trinidad for Grenada with Svetlana

December 30, 2017December 30, 2017Lorraine Escher

Christmas dinner with the Preddie family, Trinidad 2017

December 23, 2017December 23, 2017Lorraine Escher

Taking stock of our boat spares

All At Sea Caribbean magazine cover, December 2017.
December 20, 2017December 20, 2017Lorraine Escher

Two articles Published in All at Sea Magazine, December 2017

December 18, 2017December 18, 2017Lorraine Escher

We are still living on the hard in Trinidad. It’s not all Christmas and poinsettias.

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