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Had my first sail of the year on Sunday. Perfect conditions!

Bloody hell. I'm a very bit jealous.

I think you might find that this makes the strap too high for some hiking conditions.

This video is painful to watch. Still, he's happy, he's sailing, he's having a nice time so I'm not judging him but he's not making it easy for himself.

I don't understand why you would ever need to hold a sheet with your teeth. The way I learnt to sail I always have the sheet in hand. I have deck cleats, I don't use them very often, but if I do I still keep the sheet in my hand. Probably the only time I would let go of it is if I am stopped and...

I like this.

It's a bit diferent for me because I live somewhere where the sunfish is rare and exotic. Parts are hard to get hold of and most people have never heard of the boat. So in a way it is quite an inconvenient boat to have. But I love how much personality the sunfish has. Much more character than...

Great pictures!

Nice to see Macca is still getting out on his Sunfish.

I like a longish extension because you can use it to easily flick the sheet off the corner of the transom when it gets stuck after a bad tack.

I made myself a new rudder a few years back when my old one broke. I just used an offcut of 18mm marine ply. Did all the shaping by hand and it worked a treat.

Thinner halliard will do the trick. Nice tidy boat, btw.

I have done it as a training exercise on a boat with a jib. Next time we have lightish winds ill give it a go on the sunfish.

I would either replace it or start practicing your rudderless sailing drills. (Can you even do that on a sunfish? I have never tried)

An interesting paddle alternative

That's an interesting choice of venue. I have never been much for racing so I'm not sure how well I would do :^)

You guys both have my sympathy. I broke my ankle around this time last year and didn't sail again until May. So far this summer I'm sailing every week. Mostly in the evenings after work. I even got to do a proper night sail at the last full moon.

These boats look so cool together.

Glad you managed to stay dry but I would echo what others are saying here. Capsizing is a core aspect of learning to sail. You should do it a lot and become comfortable with getting your boat back up and getting back in. Pretty easy with a sunfish. Kayak backup sounds like a good plan!

This is identical to my boat. I never knew that is what it is called.