If you're staying in relatively civilized waters, you can probably get away with using WiFi and Skype to keep in touch with your extended family. I have written a post on setting up WiFi on a cruising boat, which you can read
here.
Satellite internet access is possible, but only if you have a very big budget, as the gyro stabilized antenna and the data access fees are pretty expensive.
Cellular data access is possible in the USA, with relatively reasonable monthly fees, but much slower than WiFi generally speaking.
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Sailingdog
Telstar 28
New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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