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SUNFISH

Built by Alcort/AMF; Vanguard (USA) • Designed by Alexander Bryan/Cortland Heyniger/Carl Meinart
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General Information

Hull Type: Daggerboard
Rigging Type: Lateen
Construction: FG
First Built: 1952
Number Built: 300000

Dimensions

Length Overall (LOA): 4.24 m
Length Waterline (LWL): 3.96 m
Beam: 1.25 m
Draft (Max): 0.64 m
Draft (Min): 0.18 m

Weight & Ballast

Displacement: 59 kg

Sail Plan

Sail Area (reported): 6.97 m²

Engine & Systems

Performance Ratios

Hull Speed: 4.83 knots
SA/Displacement (Reported): 47.02
Displacement/Length: 26.21
Comfort Ratio: 2.29
Capsize Screening: 3.25

Notes

Although the earliest models were built of wood and offered as kits, the fiberglass version, first introduced in 1960, became the most popular recreational sailboat in history. As a result, there were many imitators.