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Finally finished the video of last week's sail at Mission Bay in San Diego. You'll notice that I got stuck in irons right in the middle of a Laser race. They were able to get around me, though. I consider myself a neophyte. I was basically getting a better feel for how the boat handles and...

The title pretty much says it all. I live in Riverside and have been taking my Sunfish to Mission Bay in San Diego to sail. I've been looking to expand my horizons. I've noticed that Long Beach has two beach launching ramps available. Has anyone sailed a Sunfish out of Long Beach/Alamitos Bay...

Got out yesterday to Mission Bay in San Diego. My son has four GoPros and I have one. Had one on the mast looking aft, one on the boom looking forward, one on each of out heads, and a hand-held one for random shots. Needless to say I haven't had a chance to even watch the videos, but I pulled a...

Well, the plan is to take Artemis II out this Sunday for the first sail of 2015. I've made a few upgrades since the last time I had her out. Proper drain plugs instead of corks: A cleat attached to the mast: A universal tiller extension: I've rigged the boat a couple of times in my back...

I have a pre-1964 Sunfish with the old rudder-tiller-tiller extension. What's the correct procedure for keeping hold of the tiller and the mainsheet during a tack? Not looking to race. Just want to have better control.

I haven't been spending as much time here lately. I had some medical issues just before Christmas (is sucks getting old) and spent some time in the hospital. My birthday and Christmas are three weeks apart, so I loaded up with sailing stuff: A shorty wetsuit; A copy of the Sunfish Bible; Two...

I took Artemis II out for her maiden voyage this past Sunday. It was a beautiful 72 degree day on Mission Bay in San Diego. Winds from the north at 10 mph. I went with my 33 year old son. You might say it was cozy in the cockpit and we didn't set any speed records but we did ok. It was very...

I'm building cradles for my pickup truck. I cut out the profile of the bottom of the boat in a 2x8. I'm gluing some indoor/outdoor carpeting to the place where the boat will rest. Here's the tip: Keep the piece that was cut out. After you apply the glue and the carpet, clamp the piece on top to...

Rather than add to my introduction thread I decided to start a new one. I have a few pics to post. Artemis was the name of my son's puppy who died of a degenerative muscular/skeletal disease. Here's what she looked like when I first got her: And after I patched, painted, and added some...

Hello all, I joined up on the forum about a month ago but this is my first post. I've been checking out all the Sunfish pages and links and have learned quite a bit. My first introduction to sailing was when my father had a Penguin (anyone remember those?) when I was about nine or ten years...