Becoming a Sailor

Becoming a Sailor

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

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Category: Preparing for Cruising Life

Preparing for Cruising Life begins right from the start when we thought about buying a boat, and living afloat seemed like a dream. This category describes the moving parts we lashed together to pack up our house, learn to sail, shop for a bluewater catamaran, refit our St Francis 50, and launch our family circumnavigation adventure.

April 17, 2015April 17, 2015Lorraine Escher

RYA sailing training – it’s not child’s play

April 10, 2015April 10, 2015Lorraine Escher

Sail naked if you want, but wear your shoes

April 8, 2015April 8, 2015Lorraine Escher

Making maple syrup – a taste of home

Paul from SV Aphrodite up the mast doing repairs while at Westhaven Marina, Auckland, New Zealand
April 5, 2015April 5, 2015Lorraine Escher

A Boy Who Travels – Severe Food Allergies Limit Options But Not Opportunities

April 4, 2015April 4, 2015Lorraine Escher

Getting the dirt on cleaning a used boat

April 3, 2015April 3, 2015Lorraine Escher

First night aboard a sail boat

April 1, 2015April 1, 2015Lorraine Escher

Move date June 30, 2015

March 30, 2015March 30, 2015Lorraine Escher

Scary things that can happen at sea

Our catamaran SV Aphrodite with the team from St Francis Marine in South Africa.
March 27, 2015March 27, 2015Lorraine Escher

SV Aphrodite: The Family Catamaran with a History of Adventure

March 19, 2015March 19, 2015Lorraine Escher

About those snobby catamaran owners

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