Who is the oldest of us all (including your boat age) ?

[Zagato]

62... My boat is not very old, wish I could say the same!

 

[alahol2]

Only 107 but do occasionally feel it.
Just realised I bought my first boat in the same year my current boat was built, 1978.

 

[Simon__]

74.. and my boat was built in 1974.

To think I was nervous about turning 30 later this year

 

[BlackJacksGaff]

80...

 

[reginaldon]

128, the boat accounts for 40 years.

 

[ex-Gladys]

Exactly a ton this year...

 

[Poignard]

128, the boat accounts for 40 years.

:encouragement:

 

[Amulet]

120 - Can you produce an earlier picture? I'm the boy in "holding-on" in the background.

 

[eddystone]

96 excluding various dinghies. There was a Flying Fifteen at Grafham Water with a combined helm/crew age of 178. If you add in the age of the boat pretty close to 200.

 

[Topcat47]

looks like it's Trannona and me, then. Me 71, Snark,52.

 

[Robert Wilson]

Twisterowner:-​

After four years total rebuild by her current owner she "cleaned-up" at Dun Loaghaire last year! She looks even better with her topsail up.
Three pics of her now, and one of me then! (c.1965)

 

[Prasutigus]

117 years, close but no cigar.
I think Rueben Frost's oyster smack 'Boadicea' would take line honours, built in 1808!
(Assuming we are talking about sailing vessels in regular use on the water, not in a museum etc).

 

[Prasutigus]

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Twisterowner:-​

After four years total rebuild by her current owner she "cleaned-up" at Dun Loaghaire last year! She looks even better with her topsail up.
Three pics of her now, and one of me then! (c.1965)

What a lovely cutter and she looks quick as well.

 

[Sybarite]

108....

 

[wotayottie]

Do catamarans count double?

 

[Slowtack]

1,143....................months

 

[agurney]

111 - feeling my age

 

[ianc1200]

Storm is 108, I'm 61 (but also have a motor cruiser built 51' & a Crabber built 78') = 276.

 

[ChrissieTwo]

110 including my boats age

 

[Robert Wilson]

What a lovely cutter and she looks quick as well.

Re Benbecula/Myfanwy.
When Rob Mason (Milford Haven) bought her about eight years ago she was literally falling to bits. Those bits that hadn't fallen-off were rotten in large areas.

He rebuilt her himself in his garden almost totally by himself; with some mast, metal-work

and sail-making​

assistance. He had made larger headsails than when we had her, which doesn't detract from her original appearance and makes her much livelier. I think he said she exceeded nine knots crossing the Irish Sea/St. George's Channel. Not bad for 21ft waterline (36ft overall !)

Sorry about the thread-drift. PM me if anyone wants to know more about her.