i started sailing seriously in 1986,tried a few w/d rentail about 1981 to 83 eventualy learnt on a Tyronsea falcon in 1986.i sailed around aus spots incluiding, wa,Melbourne,south durres,Canberra,gold coast,suny coast,mackay,mtisa,and cooktown till about 1996,had a child.then only sailed when the wind was good,about 4 to 6 times a year.i can not remember a year where i did not sail but there could of been. i got back in to it about 2014,my question is can i claim that i never gave it up, i just slowed down or is that pushing it ps i never sold my gear

I'd say you just cut back on it

Well thats 30+ years of AWESOME fun! Im just starting back at it. Stopped mid 90s. Im finding your 30 years of experiences a great help tuning n using the newer gear. Thanks Greg