In reality I've sailed Tornado since I was around 6 or 7 race crewing with Dad (I'm 44 now). Gave it up for years at a time...lost interest until 16 or 17 when I discovered I could get chicks to sail

Then stopped once again just as I was getting into racing pretty heavy...moved away to University and was without boat or $$$. Started up again some 9 or 10 years later (yup...lots a schooling for this lad) but didn't get my own T until moving to Cali and a paying job. I'm still pretty much a hobbist when it comes to racing...but we're making progress...plan was never to get to the top...just to see what we could as weekend warriors.