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Erica Laroche

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Erica Laroche has been a full time liveaboard for more than 6 years. She has experienced the highs and lows of this life style, from sailing a monohull to restoring a hurricane damaged catamaran. She has done the research to find cost effective and highly practical ways of restoring boats. She has logged thousands of miles throughout the Caribbean islands as well as travelled to more than 30 countries. Erica is a digital nomad and while travelling the world she enjoys writing about what she has learned to share with others. "The world is ours to explore one step at a time."

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