Becoming a Sailor

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Category: Safety and Storms

Safety and Storms describes how we’ve adapted to challenging weather, predictable seasonal patterns, and one personal safety experience that reminded us to stay aware of our surroundings.

August 23, 2023August 23, 2023

Mugged in Honiara: Travel Safety in the Solomon Islands

Putting the Parasailor back in the "sock" on SV Aphrodite, a St Francis 50 catamaran.
June 8, 2022June 8, 2022

Speeding by Day With Our Downwind Parasailor Sail

July 25, 2020July 25, 2020Lorraine Escher

Waiting for Gonzalo

October 29, 2018October 29, 2018Lorraine Escher

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

Luperon Long Reads Building a Hurricane Moorring with input an design review by Bruce Van Sant
August 3, 2016August 3, 2016Lorraine Escher

Luperón Long Reads — Designing and Building a Mooring for Our 50-foot Catamaran

April 24, 2016April 24, 2016Lorraine Escher

Heading into Hurricane season

January 17, 2016January 17, 2016Lorraine Escher

Tornado watch In Florida

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Word of the Week — Put Out Your Bingo Wings

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Managing Food Allergies at Sea
Checklist for the Big Move

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