Thanks for a great welcome. Love all the sailing references. Very nice.
Graham asked about onboard internet access. Aircards and the like are popular for those staying nearshore. The sat based systems for offshore access are still to expensive for the average cruiser. The goldplaters have'em. But e-mail access is very cheap via a specialized modem and high frequency radio (Ham/SSB). Can't handle large attachments but for text and small attachments works great.
For those that might care here is a pic of our "home" for eight years. We sold her about 7 months ago.
Picture was taken during a race in Georgetown, Bahamas. Boat is a 1969 Hinckley. Built in SW Harbor, Maine.