Anyone who has ever owned a boat has probably dreamed of cruising around the world on it . Sadly , very few of us actually do . Work , kids , health or other commitments usually gets in the way of our ambitions . Mike and Judy Ryan were no different , with three young daughters and a hectic hotel business to run . But in 2007 , they decided they had waited long enough to fulfil their dream . Back then their youngest daughter Fiona was just eight years old , Madeleine was ten and Justine 12 . Mike had come to the end of a major project launching the Ritz Carlton hotel on Grand Cayman and Judy was preparing to move the family to London . Nine months and a handful of charters later to help determine the size and style of yacht they 'd need and they were ready to set sail in their newly acquired 40-meter sailing yacht `` Tenaz . '' With two live aboard tutors to home school the kids and a crew of six including their first mate and future Captain Amy Galloway , their nine-month adventure was about to begin . Click through the numbered panels to read excerpts from their remarkable journey gleaned from Judy 's blog . Subscribe to SuperYachtWorld . COPYRIGHT © 2010 IPC MEDIA LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED .
Judy Ryan and Mike sailed the world with their three young children . They traveled through the Mediterranean to Pacific , Pacific and the Pacific . Highlights : Orangutans , land-diving natives and impossibly beautiful coastlines .