I'm 26 and bought my boat last year. Worked on it all winter and she hit the water for the first time last week. For a 40 year old cruiser, she handles like a dream and just looks good. As I write this I'm counting the minutes 'till getting out of work and getting down to the yacht club. It would be nice to meet some younger sailors, but I feel like its only a matter of time... As this thread has shown, we're out there