Ready About Sailing New Sailboats: Sunfish

Highlights:

  • Convenient storage in the back of cockpit which is perfect for extra gear or a cooler
  • Patented kick-up rudder makes beach launches, landings, and shallow-water sailing effortless.
  • Self-bailing cockpit
  • Hydrodynamic daggerboard maximizes upwind performance.
  • Lateen rigged sail: 1.) automatically depowers when hit by a gust of wind 2.) two sides of the sail are supported which ensures durability 3.) easy to rig and derig
  • Mainsheet is the only control line that you need to use to enjoy the simple pleasures of sailing a Sunfish.
  • Simple main halyard is one of the two lines on the Sunfish, it hoists and lowers the sail in a matter of seconds, enabling spontaneous enjoyment of the water
  • Stainless steel bow handle: facilitates carrying, docking, and holding the boat into the wind while launching or loading
  • Molded in keel is designed to take the abuse of repeated beach landings

Also see: Vanguard's Sunfish Page
Sunfish Class Association

Specifications:

  • LOA: 13'9”
  • Beam: 4'1”
  • Draft: 2'11”
  • Sail Area: 75 Square Feet
  • Hull Weight: 120 Pounds
  • Colors: Citron or Oceanic Stripe


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