No personal experience, but you should check out the book bumfuzzle: http://www.amazon.com/Bumfuzzle-Just-Looking-Pirates-ebook/dp/B003DTMSMS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8

No personal experience, but you should check out the book bumfuzzle: http://www.amazon.com/Bumfuzzle-Just-Looking-Pirates-ebook/dp/B003DTMSMS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317015342&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Bumfuzzle-Just-Looking-Pirates-ebook/d... Its about some guy and his wife that had zero sailing experience and decided to sail around the world, pretty entertaining book.