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Super SUNFISH

Cat (unstayed) · Daggerboard · 1974–1984

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cat (unstayed)
Ratios
SA / displacement
40.8
Displacement / length
26.2
Comfort ratio
2.3
Capsize screening
3.23
Hull speed
4.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
190
Hull
Hull type
Daggerboard
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1974–1984
Designer
Alexander Bryan, Cortland Heyniger, Carl Meinart
Builder
AMF, Alcort

Design & history

The SUPER SUNFISH is a version of the standard SUNFISH with an unstayed cat rig, produced by AMF for 10 years beginning in 1974.

Notable features
unstayed cat rigkit available to convert an existing SUNFISH
Variants
  • standard SUNFISH
  • MINIFISH
Design

The idea developed a few years earlier using a slightly more complex rig (FORMULA S).

Production

AMF adopted their own version, available for 10 years beginning in 1974. A kit was also available to use on an existing SUNFISH.

Curated reference notes

Not yet featured in any indexed video.