Neither fish nor fowl, Skype is a VOIP, or Voice Over the Internet Protocol network, that’s rapidly finding a home in the cruising community. The price is right: Free to download and free to use. After several years and as many disappointments with other Internet calling networks, Skype really works. Like so many other Skypers, we have easily fallen into the habit of calling home from anywhere in the world on the computer to talk to family or friends without any thought to the cost, because there is none. With so many cruisers on the Skype network, we keep up with old friends and new acquaintances as we go our…