Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

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

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Category: Life Afloat

Life Afloat captures what everyday living is like aboard our catamaran, SV Aphrodite. This category explores the challenges of our early years afloat with four young children and the routines we’ve settled into a decade later. Here you’ll find how we manage practical things like laundry, provisioning, medical emergencies at sea, homeschooling on the move, and welcoming guests—while celebrating milestones and reflecting on life along the way.

Paul Escher's Grenadian Rum Punch Recipe made with fresh fruit from scratch
2 weeks ago June 21, 2026June 21, 2026

Paul’s Grenadian Rum Punch

Job Jar Boat Jobs For Kids with Karen dusting our Nav desk in the background on SV Aphrodite
June 12, 2026June 12, 2026

Job Jar: 15-Minute Boat Jobs for Kids

Paul-Curry-Coconut-RIce-Recipe-Sailing-Life
June 10, 2026June 10, 2026

Paul’s Curry and Coconut Rice Recipe

Betty after accepting her university offer in Canada.
April 22, 2026April 22, 2026

Betty’s University Decision

Betty with her hand-drawn Montserrat flag. Later, she laminated the flag and we flew it on our boat,, SV APhrodite, with pride.
October 23, 2025October 23, 2025

Betty’s First Essay: The Soufriere Hills Volcano

Karen Escher, boat kid and young artist, works on illustrations for the Princess and the P's Boardgame.
October 9, 2025October 9, 2025

Karen Escher Draws: The Card Game She Illustrated on Our Boat at Age 10

Lorraine Escher on a flight to Kuala Lumpur for trigger release surgery
August 28, 2025August 28, 2025

Getting Fit After 50: The Remark That Changed My Routine

August 8, 2024August 8, 2024

Alfred Escher remembered

Shows weevil larvae in pasta
January 13, 2024January 13, 2024

Weeviling: managing weevils on a sailboat in Micronesia

Paul in a hospital bed in Kavieng, Papua New Guinea, receiving oxygen therapy
December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

Shallow water blackout while freediving: what happened to our son, Paul

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