On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:26:53 -0500, cavelamb
wrote:

Would you sell all your possessions, quit your job, buy a sailboat and travel
the world? A Maryland family with three children did just that, spending nearly
seven years at sea aboard a 43-foot ketch.

We met quite a few people doing exactly that sort of thing during our
6 month cruise of the Caribbean islands this year. They all seemed
happy with the decision and appeared to be getting along well.