Out of 5 sons, I was the only one that caught the sailing bug but that's now passed to my son and grandsons.
Throw a little Jacques Cousteau in there too for our inspiration. First a bit of diving, next a power boat to get to dive sites, then a sailboat to have more fun getting there, then a boat dealership to spend lots of time on boats and finally just sailing after the sailboat market bit the dust in the late 70's.