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    Posted: 20 Dec 19 at 9:03pm
Originally posted by zeon

If you live  the other side of the pond , the answer is easy. Class racing.

On the other hand if you live in the UK , I have no idea at all .

That answers, like the Laser, what happens once they have critical mass but the curiosity is how they get that critical mass. 
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I doubt a high percentage of Sunfish are raced seriously. Paul McCartney, for one, seems to be a regular recreational Sunfish sailor, and as I'm sure he can have any boat he likes, one must conclude he likes those...
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Probably ease of use, hardly any controls to speak of.
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