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Frank Hopper
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Pitcairn Island
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Response Posted - 05/04/2008 : 20:26:38

59 in September, I just tell people I am 60. My wife is retiring this year, mostly! We learned to sail in the early 80s.

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Kendall
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Response Posted - 05/04/2008 : 20:36:58

Fifteen today. But dont let me make you all feel old.

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Champipple
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Response Posted - 05/04/2008 : 21:54:02

I'm 37. Owned the Catalina 25 for 8 years or so. On season 2 with the O'day.

Retirement - I don't plan on setting a date for that for another two years. It would be nice to be done by 45 - it will all have to depend.

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John Russell
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Response Posted - 05/04/2008 : 22:15:49

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Kendall
 Fifteen today. But dont let me make you all feel old.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Happy Birthday Kendall.

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Alyssa
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Response Posted - 05/04/2008 : 22:23:31

21. I havent started working yet but I can't wait to retire.

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Renzo
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Response Posted - 05/05/2008 : 06:56:26

Sixty-three, retired last year, been sailing since early '80s. Bought ZINGARA new in '84, still sailing her and have no plans to trade her in, guess I'm just a one boat man. She's taught me a few lessons and I've taught her a few tricks. I think we are the perfect couple.

PS: The admiral's not bad either.

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Bruce Baker
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Response Posted - 05/05/2008 : 07:40:55

I'm 55. I bought the boat when I was 49, thinking "it's now or never." I should have done this years earlier.

Following onto the theme that most boat owners are 50 or more, part of that is economics. Owning a boat can be expensive. But more than that, it seems to be that every kind of human endeavour that requires getting off your butt and doing something is in decline. Everything except playing computer games, which you can do sitting on your butt.

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Justin
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Response Posted - 05/05/2008 : 07:46:52

I'll be turning 26 this Wednesday.

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cat1951
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Response Posted - 05/05/2008 : 09:25:10

I am 57 which accounts for the 51 in my ID. It is my birthyear..I was stumped at the time I registered. Not retired yet, but we are making the necessary moves for it.. Son graduated from college 3yrs ago and is out on his own, we downsized our big house for one smaller and less expensive to maintain. I love the boat as it keeps me busy with projects and upkeep. It is sort of my hobby and I love to sail.

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ilnadi
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Response Posted - 05/05/2008 : 10:04:30

48 and dreaming of semi-retiring when the admiral gets her MBA. The deckhands being 5 and 2 may of course capsize those plans.

sailing for a long time on and off when I can but boat owner since 2005.

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DaveR
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Response Posted - 05/05/2008 : 10:28:33

48 and probably looking at retirement in 12 to 14 years. Been on both sail and power boats since I was born. Very thankful to my parents for that. Didn't sail much between 25 and 45. Bought Bamboo in 06. Who knew it would be less expensive than my car? If I would have known this I would have bought one years ago! Anyway, sailing again has opened up a whole new chapter in my life, re-energized my life and reintroduced a dream into my life. Cheers!

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/05/2008 : 10:32:48

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by DaveR
 Bought Bamboo in 06. Who knew it would be less expensive than my car?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Heck, sailing is cheaper than golf.

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aeckhart
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Response Posted - 05/05/2008 : 13:30:18

I'll be 59 in July. Retired from the Army in 1993 and expect final retirement at 62. I've been sailing Gallivant for 19 years.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 05/05/2008 : 16:49:34

Sorry to chime in late. Been busy this weekend as PRO for our yacht club's Grand Ole Open Regatta. Our C-22 fleet hosted it.
I'm 58 and learned to sail while in college (had to take PE the first year) on the Gulf Coast in St. Petersburg, Florida, so I've been sailing for about 35 years - went boatless for the first few years after college. We bought a 14' dinghy first, then a 1975 C-22 in 1977 which we still own and race. Our daughter calls it her older sister! Bought the C-25 two years ago this fall, and I'm racing it some on Wed. night club fun races, otherwise it's just for pleasure-cruising.

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Kendall
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Response Posted - 05/05/2008 : 19:36:53

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by John Russell
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Kendall
 Fifteen today. But dont let me make you all feel old.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Happy Birthday Kendall.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Thanks John.

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skrenz
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Response Posted - 05/05/2008 : 21:30:32

55 on the 17th. I sailed small boats on the Great Lakes as a kid. Didn't sail for a long time then picked it up again about 10 years ago when I built a 13 foot Cat's Paw dingy - which I still have. I live in the Mountain west so finding "big" water is kinda hard. Hence the Cat's Paw dingy - easy to set up, trailer and sail in inland lakes. Since then I've logged a number of vacation miles on boat rentals in Florida and Greek Aegean Islands. I just bought my first "big" (big to me anyways) boat - my Cat 25 - and plan on sailer her in the Gulf. Retire? Last kid is finishing up college in a year. Perhaps semi-retire then. The admiral will definitively retire then. My job lets me go wherever there is a high speed Internet connection.

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Unsinkable2
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Response Posted - 05/05/2008 : 23:42:35

38, with a crew of 6 great kids ages 3 - 14 :)

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brrit
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Response Posted - 05/06/2008 : 07:04:19

38 with four kiddos between the ages of 2 and 5.

Have had our Cat25 for a year now. Previous boats include: Snipe, Butterfly, and Flying Scot. Been sailing around 4 years total.

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Dave Bristle
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 05/06/2008 : 08:58:24

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by brrit
 38 with four kiddos between the ages of 2 and 5.

Have had our Cat25 for a year now. Previous boats include: Snipe, Butterfly, and Flying Scot. Been sailing around 4 years total.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Wow, four boats and four new babies in four years...

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sweetcraft
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Response Posted - 05/06/2008 : 10:20:14

Have just gotten back from a good knee report and just read this thread with all these young sailors. It just gets better as I turn 70 in July and with the new part will be back on the boat. Have sailed and boated most of my life meeting a lot a great people. Have my 79 ready to go as each season it just gets better. Can't wait till the next NW cruise. Happy retirement birthday to us all.

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filmsomething
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Response Posted - 05/06/2008 : 11:29:12

Just turned 23 and am on my 5th boat, I just keep having the urge to go bigger... That and this money just burns a hole in my pocket

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Ben
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Response Posted - 05/06/2008 : 15:46:29

Turning 38 in November. Wanna retire at the end of the day today, but I'm afraid it's just not gonna happen. No kids, two dogs, smokin'hot girlfriend.

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delliottg
Former Mainsheet C250 Tech Editor

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Response Posted - 05/06/2008 : 16:02:53

I'll be 49 in a few weeks, and in a few months Rita won't. I'm on my third boat, taught myself to sail while in the USN between duty stations by flipping Sunfish & Dolphins for a few weeks till I got the hang of it, then learning how to sail a Hobie 16. Been sailing off & on since then, raced for a while on a Capri 25, J32 & Swan 46 each. I've been sailing steadily the past 15 years or so since I've been in the PNW.

Rita & I are trying to figure out when we can retire, we hope to do it by the time we're about 55 or so. It'll probably involve a move to Thailand, Singapore, or Malaysia.

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swarchitect
1st Mate

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Response Posted - 05/06/2008 : 16:45:05

Just turned 45. Started sailing at 30 with my 5 yr. old daughter (who just turned 20, and can't wait to get home from school and back out on the boat).

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BFTEagles
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Response Posted - 05/06/2008 : 18:42:12

27. What's retirement?

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