He’s now manufacturing a ­non-class-legal Sunfish sail, one that he says is much faster than the triangular rag of yesteryear. The boom is also shorter on this rig, yet the sail area is ...

Sunfish history. The Sunfish sailboat was launched in 1952. Its maker was Alcort, Inc., a company founded by Alex Bryan and Cortlandt Heyniger, as in Al-Cort.

The International Sunfish Class Association's World Championship ... Of the 100-boat fleet for the Rush ... a three-time Olympic medalist and consummate tweaker of the Sunfish’s quirky lateen rig.

How the Most Popular Sailboat Ever Was Invented The Sunfish taught millions of Americans to seize the breeze. Kate Wheeling. July/August 2023. Get our newsletter! Get our newsletter!

A giant sunfish believed to be the world’s heaviest bony fish has been discovered in the Azores archipelago, Portugal, weighing a whopping 2,744 kilograms (3 tons).

The Escape, an innovative sailboat from Sunfish Laser, helps the would-be-mariner handle the first two. ... A simple rigging system reduces set-up to less than 20 minutes, ...

See Sunfish/Laser Inc for Zuma, Laser and Sunfish models after 1991. Salt Water Note. Research indicates that boats exclusively used in salt water, which are not maintained and cleansed with fresh ...

Outside magazine, July 1998 Review: The Small-Boat Revolution Single-handed sailing's golden age is upon us, thanks to the wonders of plastic By Mike ...

As Platzer describes it, "the Sunfish is the most popular sailboat on the planet." And the book is an entertaining paean to it. Storrs Library will host a reading and signing on April 12 at 6:30 pm.