Sunfish (sailboat)
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The Sunfish is a personal-size, beach-launched sailing dinghy. It features a very flat, board-like hull carrying an Oceanic lateen sail mounted to an un-stayed mast.
Sunfish rigged for sailing
Launching a Super Sunfish on Shinnecock Bay
Sunfish Sailboat (Niagara River, Buffalo, New York; 1970)
Children learning to sail in Dunewood, New York
Sailfish (sailboat)
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The Sailfish sailboat is a small, hollow body, board-boat style sailing dinghy. The design is a shallow draft, sit-upon hull carrying an Oceanic lateen rigged sail mounted to an un-stayed mast. This s
Sunfish (sailboat)
…un-stayed mast. Sunfish was developed by Alcort, Inc. and first appeared around 1952 as the "next generation" improvement on their original boat, the Sailfish. In contrast, the Sunfish has a wider beam for more stability, increased freeboard and the addition of a foot-well for a more comfortable sailing…
Cover shot of the Standard Sailfish kit instructions depicting how the building process was simplified by use of pre-cut parts, c1960
Alcort Standard Sailfish Winnie sailed by skipper in June 2017
195? Alcort Super Sailfish named Zsa Zsa under sail in Pensacola Bay in June 2013.
1963 Alcort Super Sailfish MKII Sweetness on a run in Pensacola Bay in 2013