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jim_michaels said:Hey all - I just joined this webring and am jjust getting back into sailing. I have my trusty 1974 sunfish which I have been saving until both my kids (now 7 & 9) became really competent swimmers, which they now are. I got them out on the sunfish and they are hooked! Now, I am planning on doubling the size of the family fleet and am thinking about building a sailfish over the winter. I think the kids would love it as it looks like even a wetter ride than the sunfish. However, I have never been on a sailfish myself. Would anyone have a comment on the wisdom of a sailfish versus a sunfish for my two extreme sports-oriented-sub-10-year-old sons (who, by the way , work quite well together - when not beating one another sensless, that is). We sail on a relatively small, sheltered lake in St. Louis, MO
Thanks, JIm
(who, BTW has never buit a boat before, but, as a hobbyist, is a fair cabinet maker by most accounts)
cta said:Why do you say that the sailfish is slow? I have a sailfish, but have never been able compare it to a sunfish. I have the newer sailfish with the same rig as the sunfish. Are the hulls so different?