Well, when I was 21 I sailed to 80 degrees North aboard a 71-year old boat with a 77 year old owner; both held up very adequately!

I've got a photo of Wanderer III, taken the other day by a friend who was sharing a marina in southern Chile with her; she looks fine, and is on her fifth trip round the block. Same owner. The friend in question traded in his wooden Vertue for a Westerly Oceanlord and has been heard to regret it.