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Alcort Sailfish

Lateen · Daggerboard · 1945–1962

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Lateen
Ratios
SA / displacement
55.1
Capsize screening
2.42
Hull
Hull type
Daggerboard
Construction
Plywood
Production
Years built
1945–1962
Designer
Alexander Bryan, Cortland Heyniger
Builder
Alcort

Design & history

The SAILFISH was the first boat built by Alcort Inc., originally of plywood construction and available as a kit; demand surged after a Life magazine article, prompting a new factory. Later variants included the wood SUPER SAILFISH and the fiberglass SUPER SAILFISH MKII.

Notable features
Plywood constructionWood sparsAvailable as a kit
Variants
  • SUPER SAILFISH
  • SUPER SAILFISH MKII
Production

Initially built in an unheated shed; after a Life magazine article, orders outpaced capacity and a new factory was built. The SUPER SAILFISH MKII (1949-1975) was the first fiberglass boat from Alcort.

Curated reference notes

Not yet featured in any indexed video.

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