I turned 11 that year, didn't know what love was yet but thanks to my father and uncle (In particular, who introduced me to simulators and Silent Hunter), I was already an experienced gamer by then.
Don't think I stumbled upon Subsim until I was deep inside Sh3 and discovered something strange called GWX
Anyway, Happy birthday Subsim, and may you and Onkel Neal lurk in the deep for another 20 years!