Sunfish sailing

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boilerchippy
boilerchippy
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10 posts
5 Mar 2019 11:50am
Hi guys and girls.
I'm fairly new to sailing and am realy enjoying it . I've found a sunfish sail boat and am in the process of getting it back on the water.
My question .
Is anybody else sailing these craft . ? They seem to be pretty rare in Aus.
Would love to chat to any other sunfish sailors.
Dan
D3
D3
WA
1577 posts
D3 D3
WA, 1577 posts
7 Mar 2019 8:21am
By Sunfish, do you mean the small Car top, single sail boat? Rounded front, flush deck (no cockpit)?

I sailed one 20 years ago in Vic, good bit of fun in flat water with kids on board
Yara
Yara
NSW
1322 posts
NSW, 1322 posts
7 Mar 2019 12:13pm
Or the UK trailer-sailer often talked about in Practical Boat owner magazine by the guy who writes supposedly humorous articles.
boilerchippy
boilerchippy
10 posts
10 posts
7 Mar 2019 2:27pm
Sunfish.. sort of like a laser with a lanteen sail. Hugely popular with a big racing class in America.
This one must have got lost.
Built in the 70s I think.
boilerchippy
boilerchippy
10 posts
10 posts
7 Mar 2019 2:29pm
D3 I think what your talking about was a wooden Sailfish...
That was the Sunfish,s predecessor I think .
LooseChange
LooseChange
NSW
2140 posts
NSW, 2140 posts
7 Mar 2019 7:55pm
boilerchippy said..
Sunfish.. sort of like a laser with a lanteen sail. Hugely popular with a big racing class in America.
This one must have got lost.
Built in the 70s I think.


Google is your friend .... use it often

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunfish(sailboat)
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