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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elocin" data-source="post: 2503888" data-attributes="member: 207">Except that they don't ski and my mom hates the cold.Shrug, go figure.  She also hated open water but I guess she got over that.The best story I have from them with sailing around the world is sailing from Mexico to Tahiti all the boats leave at about the same time, as there is a certain weather window to safely make it without having to deal with really bad weather.  So I think about 700 boats left at the same time and all are traveling at different speeds and what not.  My mom informed me that once they get to Tahiti they would have to make the decision on whether to continue sailing or get a divorce and sell the boat.  She said this because now imagine this scenario....You and your significant other on a 44' long and approx. 15' wide sailboat sailing for 28 straight days doing 4 hour on duty 4 hour off duty shifts for the entire time and there is NO OTHER THING IN SIGHT.  They had contact with a few other boats over the horizon but otherwise nothing.  No TV and no internet unless you get satellite service but that is freaking expensive as all hell.  Needless to say there is a large market of slightly used boats being sold in Tahiti.</blockquote>