My Dad's family were fishermen in Nova Scotia for generations. My Dad opted out of fishing but supplied me with a punt and later a small daysailer. We got a Drascombe and later partnered on a Bluejacket while I was going to college. I paid for university by crewing on a 143' schooner and figured it was the best job in the world! My wife and I had a boat when we first got married and then took a break from it as the kids/house/career thing got going. We've had the present boat for 10 years now and sailing for us is a family activity. I'd go nuts without a boat.