Hey, we are a pretty congenial bunch, so do not worry about age or level of income - most of the rich guys i know are real sissys when getting into the Atlantic (not that I know a lot of them, I tend to be picky with diving buddies - after all, if your diving buddy seems on the verge of collapsing when there are 50 cm waves, or worried that his hands might get scratched, whats the point in him being with you?). I started at 13 with a homemade gun and diving in bath trunks...major shivering and no time to think a lot on the finer points of artillery. My case in point: apnea and spearfishing are great schools, where you learn your limits and know mother nature like no other sportsman...the silence is daunting when you are at -15 m lying on the bottom waiting for bass - it seems the ocean is a very large mother that craddles you in her arms. Sometimes, I even tend to forget about the fish

For this, you only need the will.
So, keep around, and we will be around - every earthly sea is interconnected, so when we are down there, we are all together. thats why we rock.
Best,
Oak