Frank Boettcher wrote:

This is to indulge my curiosity more than anything else. For sailors
with at least 30 years experience, or more appropriately for sailors
who started at a relatively young age and continued to sail as they
aged. Feel free to elaborate on your answers with comments that
provide additional explanation or information.


1. Did you sail more in the first five years or in the last five
years?




More since getting the Mac 26M two years ago.


2. If the answer to number 1. is the last five years, were you retired
during that time?



Part of the time.


3. Have you owned multiple boats and has each one been larger and more
expensive than the one before it?




Yes.

4. As you moved up in boat size did that also correspond with moving
up professionally with more stress, responsibility and time
constraints?




More or less. - No "correspondence" between the two AFAIK.

5. If the answer to 4. is yes did you sail less with each new boat
after the intial purchase year?




No. (Can't resist taking the Mac 26M out.)

6. Did you raise kids and during the time that they had conflicting
interests and activities, did that contribute to less sailing.




Yes.

7. Did a high percentage of your closest sailing friends and
acquaintences at the start of your sailing carreer at some point move
from sail to power or off the water altogether?



Yes and No. ("Moderate"percentage.)

8. Even when you owned boats did you do bareboat charters on a regular
basis.




Yes.

9. Did you race (either your own boat or crewed on others) when you
were young and do you still race.


No.


Jim Cate