36 which was a couple of yrs. ago. Had never sailed by myself or crewed before (only sailed on monohulls as guest). Just got on and shoved off. And I have to say it was (kind of like becoming a parent for the first time) a life changing experience. When I finally got a hang of the thing I thought, " if I can do this, I can do anything!!"... It's been pretty cool. On many levels.