Well, Barry, since you apparently don't want to tell me your age, I will have to tell you that I am 61 and my husband is 66, and our current vehicles of choice on the water are Hobie Waves. In you are in the same advanced state of deterioration as we are, I would recommend either the Wave or the Mystere 4.3. Since you are in Canada, probably it would be easier and cheaper to get the Mystere.

With either of these boats, you have great versatility -- mainsail only, main and jib, main and spinnaker, main, jib and spinnaker. (We always sail our Waves solo, with main only, although Rick has a roller-furling Hooter on his for distance races.) You can use a trapeze if you want, but it is not necessary. They can safely handle a lot more wind than the bigger boats can. And if they capsize, they are VERY easy to right (at least the Wave is, because it has the float at the top of the mast).

With the Wave, I can raise the mast myself, and I can move the boat around on the beach (on beach wheels) by myself. It's a simple, safe, boat, takes two minutes to hoist the main and be ready to shove off the beach. Tacks like a dream with main alone. (We haven't sailed a Mystere 4.3.)

Rick and I don't sell boats, but I guess you can tell I am a big Wave fan.