that was in baltimore. upper chesapeake. about 15-20 miles north of annapolisWhere?
Nice!!!
I'm on a specfic guitar brand forum and there are a number of informal meet ups and there were factory tours a few years back as well prior to their move to the west coast. Rare to find this kind of camraderie.
I may have to pester a certain someone in my area when I'm ready for the initial shake down cruise.
In roadracing we have track days that get people interested.. there are usually racers there working on things and it's a great way to get info on setups and prep. The problem there is getting people to.make the jump from.track days to racing..dedicating thier bike to full blown racer..I think here the other problem would be the issue. Finding recreational.reggatas..but you gotta start somewhere..iknow a lot of people who sail who have never considered racing..it was the first thing I started asking about. Yet still haven't managed to grid up with the l2. Finding a consistent crew is way harder than I thought. Haha. But I like the way you think. Im taking the sunfish back out on Thursday and the forecast is good for the Thursday night races. So hoping to say hi to those guys and touch base again. Maybe do some shadowing and get some times too..;-)I thought it would be good if the Class Association promoted recreational regattas, and maybe had a few racers handy to talk about rigging, rules, etc...but mostly have a loosely organized mess about.
Wavedancer those words Race and Challenge scare me. Mess About sounds more my speed.
That's what I was semi thinking..meh. maybe I'll contact paper woodgrain one of them. Lol.Annual Festivals & Special Events - Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (cbmm.org)
Not sure if fiberglass Sunfishes 'qualify' for this event; 'woodies' certainly, it seems to me.
Met up with @Helme1el yesterday for about a 4hr cruise around the cove..wind was light and the usual shifty. Learned a bunch more about my boats handling etc.. it was cool having 2 of the same weird boat out there but his boat is gorgeous! The rub rail isn't even scratched. Here's a couple of pics from the day. Great meeting you and looking forward to doing it again.View attachment 51793View attachment 51794View attachment 51795View attachment 51793View attachment 51794View attachment 51795View attachment 51795
SO…Not only do you have two hulls identical to my 1973 orange/yellow Sunfoosh…but you have the recessed drink holder! Ya got class.I don't know why my photos duplicated. Hopefully a mod can fix it.
SO…Not only do you have two hulls identical to my 1973 orange/yellow Sunfoosh…but you have the recessed drink holder! Ya got class.
So mine is a 73 but i believe @joe c Said his was a 74!! so its got to be one of the last ones made of that color combo. which is cool!
Last week were were at Straights Stake Park MI, Right next to the Mackinac bridge. It was awesome, but every year we see less and less small boats out sailing. There used to be a few Lasers a Hobi Cat or some Force 5's out. Now its just My brother in his 60's sunfish (red white and blue) my grandpa in his Windflight (rainbow) and my 73 (Sunrise) Kind of sad. but still fun to sail around the bridge!
I sailed straight across one day and back Apx ~8 miles total, in apx 1:30. It was pretty good sailing in a little boat.
We were there the weekend before the Chicago to Mackinac race. which is always fun to sail out and talk to those guys. and sail with them for a bit.
Casual meet-ups are great of course, but the Class does support rather informal affairs as well. Or perhaps it's better to say that there are clubs (or individuals) that run them. For instance, in the Mid-Atlantic area,
International Sunfish Class Association
In the past there used to be two divisions; one for the 'hard core' and one for all others. I haven't seen the Notice of Race, but as I recall, there used to be two divisions, one for the 'hard core' and one for all others (legal or not).
A long-distance race that is casual AFAIK:
International Sunfish Class Association
LaserPerformance used to sponsor the Connecticut River event, but I don't know if it still exists.
Met up with @Helme1el yesterday for about a 4hr cruise around the cove..wind was light and the usual shifty. Learned a bunch more about my boats handling etc.. it was cool having 2 of the same weird boat out there but his boat is gorgeous! The rub rail isn't even scratched. Here's a couple of pics from the day. Great meeting you and looking forward to doing it again.
motorcycle racing. hey...you asked.Here in Michigan, there are at least two events held at Baseline Lake by the Michigan Sailing Club where you can participate in a race without having an official 'class legal boat' and without being a member. They just held an event yesterday. One of the sailors was Derrick Fries, 2-time world champion and author of The Sunfish Bible. What other sport allows you to hobnob with the Michael Jordan's of the sport in such a casual way. View attachment 53986
its mine. it works great actually. its a little cumbersome to install everytime. always need to remember to bring a screwdriver. dont bonk it on anything. dock, or the ground. mine had the base crack from some undetermined event but kent was super cool and sent me another. the problem with that happening is if it does crack it fills with water and compounds the sinking issue. haha. but it works really well.It looks like your friend's rig (or is that yours?) is using the AeroSouth Dinghy Bob to prevent turtling. Does he like it? Does it work? Does it impact performance? Just curious...
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