Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

More Than a Decade Afloat • Raising Sailors • Stories from SV Aphrodite

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About the Crew introduces our family of six — together and as individuals — who make life aboard SV Aphrodite possible and bring their own spirit to the communities we visit.

Rick Escher presenting his submission video on the MedSailingAdvisor application that he wrote as part of the MedGemma Impact Challenge 2026.
February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

Rick Writes an Offline Medical Support System App for Offshore Sailors

September 19, 2017September 19, 2017Lorraine Escher

We’re in the Multihull Sailor magazine September 2017 issue. Our family looks downright glamorous!

June 28, 2016June 28, 2016Lorraine Escher

Sailing Aphrodite: a year in review

October 11, 2015October 11, 2015Lorraine Escher

Technical writer turned cruiser

March 18, 2015March 18, 2015Lorraine Escher

All About Me, Betty!!!!!

December 30, 2014December 30, 2014Lorraine Escher

My very first post: Sailing around the World — Could it be Us?

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Word of the Week — Put Out Your Bingo Wings

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