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Tag: Safety at sea

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

Removing our rudders in the water, and towing another catamaran

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023

We have stopped for the night, 60 nm to Savusavu, Fiji

May 20, 2023May 20, 2023

Losing a rudder 500 miles from Fiji

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023

Sailing at night – New Zealand to Fiji

Spectacular sky underway on SV Aphrodite, a St. Francis 50 catamaran, during Our Pacific Crossing from Panama to New Zealand.
June 18, 2022June 18, 2022

Four Methods We Tried to Manage Sleep Deprivation During Our Pacific Crossing (Galapagos to French Polynesia)

Betty from St Francis 50 catamaran Aphrodite swimming in Chuuk Lagoon.
June 11, 2022June 11, 2022

What Lies Beneath? Barnacle Busting Outside the Galapagos at 2,000 Meters Deep

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

Dolphins on the bow of SV Aphrodite when sailing our catamaran from Panama to the Galapagos
June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

Swimming at the Equator in 3,000 meters of water, 50 miles from Colombia

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?

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