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silverdragon wrote:

This is probably a stupid question but I haven't come across an answer
in any of my sailing books.

How would you go about getting e-mail and an internet connection while
on the open ocean? What kind of equipment would you need to buy, and
what is the cost of the service?

Not free, but easy: Iridium
Free, but not so easy: Get a ham license, HF radio, install antennae etc.
Also: http://www.bernradio.ch/doks/bernradio_e.pdf

HTH

Marc

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