Sunfish
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Forum Name: Choosing a boat
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Topic: Sunfish
Posted By: ptcruiser
Subject: Sunfish
Date Posted: 15 May 08 at 6:23pm
| What do people reckon to the Sunfish? |
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Posted By: Webmuppet
Date Posted: 15 May 08 at 7:10pm
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I was interested to see the Sunfish at this years Excel Boat Show. I've no idea what it might be like to sail but it looked very well put together, and I reckon that it would be very quick to rig, Nigel ------------- I am the milkman of human kindness, I will leave an extra pint (Billy Bragg) Graduate 2530 'Galaxy' |
Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 15 May 08 at 7:20pm
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Great for cursing around off a beach. In a sort of strange Caribbean flavoured 'swallows and amazons' way. Not sure I'd want to race it.
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Posted By: HannahJ
Date Posted: 15 May 08 at 7:44pm
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Looked pretty fast to me, nice hull shape and biiig sail.
------------- MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin" The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail |
Posted By: s.a.l.t.y
Date Posted: 15 May 08 at 7:50pm
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IMHO it looked well thought out and made and probably sails reasonably
well but it is a rather doggish looking thing. ------------- |
Posted By: laserboy404
Date Posted: 15 May 08 at 8:03pm
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I think we've been here before http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=849&KW=laserboy404 - clicky ------------- Laser 159392 Javelin 53 |
Posted By: Fans1024
Date Posted: 15 May 08 at 8:14pm
| Sailed on hoilday. Can't judge it on its layout, as it was a beach boat, so it wouldn't be fair. But I did have a fun sail on it. Blasted up and down, insane planing. For a beach boat they're great, but not sure about racing them. |
Posted By: ptcruiser
Date Posted: 18 May 08 at 5:00pm
Anyone know what the Sunfish is selling for - can't see a price on the UK Laser site 
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Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 18 May 08 at 9:53pm
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Vanguard Sunfish $3,565.00 < ="at" name="order" value="Vanguard Sunfish----Sunfish PRO Sailboat----3995.00----1----1" =""> Vanguard Sunfish PRO $3,995.00
From http://www.tritonyachts.com/sunfish.html - here Ok Its American ( i think) can't find it on Lasers site either and a search gave no result!------------- |
Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 19 May 08 at 7:30am
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I guess that would be the "S" word then.
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Posted By: ptcruiser
Date Posted: 19 May 08 at 7:11pm
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Weird that there aren't any UK prices yet... Thanks anyway |
Posted By: theycallmegod
Date Posted: 19 May 08 at 9:27pm
 its a 'super sunfish' apparently... |
Posted By: Fans1024
Date Posted: 19 May 08 at 9:57pm
| Looks like a different rig from the normal sunfish. The normal sunfish has a laser style mainsheet and don't think they have kickers, or maybe that's just the beach verision [without kickers] |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 21 May 08 at 3:51pm
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The normal version has a Lateen rig. Out of fashion, now... ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |