Sunfish history. The Sunfish sailboat was launched in 1952. Its maker was Alcort, Inc., a company founded by Alex Bryan and Cortlandt Heyniger, as in Al-Cort.

For further information, see Vanguard Sailboats. FOR INFORMATION PRIOR TO 1992, SEE PEARSON YACHTS. Salt Water Note. Research indicates that boats exclusively used in salt water, which are not ...

Robert W. Bowles of Long Island competes at the first Sunfish World Championship in the U.S. Virgin Islands, in 1970. Bowles placed ninth that year. Courtesy ISCA It's the platonic ideal of the ...

No longer in production. For further information, see Vanguard Sailboats. FOR INFORMATION PRIOR TO 1992, SEE PEARSON YACHTS. Salt Water Note. Research indicates that boats exclusively used in salt ...

As Platzer describes it, "the Sunfish is the most popular sailboat on the planet." And the book is an entertaining paean to it. Storrs Library will host a reading and signing on April 12 at 6:30 pm.