I found a website belonging to a couple who circumnavigated the earth in their sailboat. They left San Francisco four years ago and are finally making their way home up the coast of Baja. Their website is full of interesting stories, photos, and information about "blue water sailing". A pretty interesting story. You can check out their website here.
While at sea, they post short updates on their blog using a satellite phone and a laptop. Pretty cool. Want to drop in on what they are doing right now? They left Turtle Bay yesterday and are heading up the upper half of Baja towards San Diego. Check out their blog here.
Interesting factoid....they said if they added up maintenance, food, slip fees, licenses, transportation while in port, and all the other costs associated with sailing (besides the boat itself) it costs aprox. $35,00 per year to sail full time. The most expensive was the Medeteranian while the cheapest was the South Pacific.