I know several members here have both a Minifish and a Sunfish, and as a new member of that club, I'd love to hear how the two compare in your experience. For example, Tag, I know that you enjoy sailing with one of your sons on your Sunfish while the other son skippers the Minifish. How does...
On this forum, I've read other Sunfish owners talk about the new composite daggerboards and rudders having more 'lift' than the old style foils and can help a fish point better upwind.
I know that sails have lift, just as an airplane wing does, which allows the sailboat to sail upwind. But in...
Something has been puzzling me as I read about recommendation fired rigging a Sunfish for racing vs. recreational sailing.
If a higher sail generates more power, then why do I see the halyard attached so high (thus the sail is low) for nearly all racing sunfish? I understand that in High winds...
Reading about how much Seaotter, Cactus and Tag love their minifishes, I’m pondering getting one myself. Before I do, I would like to better understand how the Minifish behaves differently than the Sunfish. I understand that the Minifish is really a one person boat and, due to the reduced sail...
A colleague of mine just told me that his 24-year-old daughter is interested in learning to sail. He’s thinking that his 18 foot Hobie cat is not the best place to start. He’s wondering if there are any sunfish (or, for that matter, any other monohull sailboats) That can be rented in Southeast...
My sail is a 1970's Ratsey & Lapthorn model that is still in decent shape. However, it doesn't have a window, so am considering getting a new sail that has a window. One dacron sail that I'm looking at is very stiff and "Crackly" sounding. In contrast, my (nylon?) Ratsey is soft and quiet. I can...
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