The Sunfish dinghy is a popular one-design sailing dinghy which can be sailed with one, two, or three persons, but is most often sailed single-handed (one person). At 13 feet 9 inches (4.2 m) in length and 130 lb (59 kg) in weight, the Sunfish is easily carried in a luggage rack or a light trailer. The Sunfish is used as a day sailer or a racing boat, with over 1000 racing events every year worldwide.
Key to the Sunfish's success are simplicity a...
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The Sunfish dinghy is a popular one-design sailing dinghy which can be sailed with one, two, or three persons, but is most often sailed single-handed (one person). At 13 feet 9 inches (4.2 m) in length and 130 lb (59 kg) in weight, the Sunfish is easily carried in a luggage rack or a light trailer. The Sunfish is used as a day sailer or a racing boat, with over 1000 racing events every year worldwide.
Key to the Sunfish's success are simplicity and low cost. A Sunfish can be sailed using only a single line (the sheet) and the tiller. A second line (the halyard) is used to raise and lower the sail. A Sunfish setup for racing will typically add outhaul, cunningham, a gooseneck quick-release adjuster, and vang lines. The lateen sail is fixed to the spars and is stored by simply wrapping the sail around the spars, or by rolling the sail up parallel to the spars.
A single person can easily handle the Sunfish. The "board boat" design, with its small, self bailing cockpit, resists swamping....
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