Our son sailed from the time he was 18 days old.. but he had little choice in the matter. When he was 10 or 11 he started racing with us in earnest - his buddy's dad was our boat partner so the four of us raced a 24 foot M242 throughout his teens.
He's stuck with it, when he went to college he signed up on a crew list and raced OPBs for quite a few years, then bought his own boat in his mid 20s.. now on boat #3, and still an avid racer doing quite well locally in his Schock 35. He was on a winning 6M crew this past summer too and now gets to go to France for the 6M worlds in the spring..
So good for you and your family.. encourage him and good things will happen!!
He's stuck with it, when he went to college he signed up on a crew list and raced OPBs for quite a few years, then bought his own boat in his mid 20s.. now on boat #3, and still an avid racer doing quite well locally in his Schock 35. He was on a winning 6M crew this past summer too and now gets to go to France for the 6M worlds in the spring..
So good for you and your family.. encourage him and good things will happen!!