That's true Karl, kids will suck all the time and money out of any sailing budget. When I was young and single, I could put all my time and money into two things, flying lessons and sailboats. I always had my own racing boat from age 19-28. But I had to sell my boat(s) and motor cycle to buy a house back when I was first married and she came down with the dreaded -Twins- disease. My buddies in the Air Force had a "Name the Babbies Contest", the winning names were, "No Boat and No Motorcycle". It was 7 years before I got on a boat again. Wiped out my age 29-36 sailing years.

Most of the top level racers I know don't have kids, and some don't even have wives anymore... Most wives won't take second place to a racing sailboat for long. And if Mamma ain't happy, nobody's happy. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />