Sunfish sailboats: the champagne of small sailboats.
for Sunfish sailor Bruce N., his interest in sailing started at a young age with a little help of a young lady:
One day a young female – 20ish, noticed that I wasn’t going in the water and took pity on a thirteen year old boy. From that moment on I knew I was in love. She had 13 foot EPS Snark. She took me out for about an hour sail and I knew I was hooked, sail is the only way to go! Later that summer the base offered sailing lessons, which I took. Unfortunately the girl and her Snark were never to be seen again.
Bruce’s introduction to the Sunfish sailboat came a few years later, when he was one of two winners to receive an entire Sunfish sailboat via a promotion by radio station WGRX in Baltimore. the caveat: the boat came with a branded sail, yellow in color, labeled “Miller Genuine Draft”.
[I was aware of several versions of branded Snark sailboat (Kool, Coke, 7Up, etc), but this is the 1st time I’ve seen a Sunfish with a branded sail.]
Bruce loved his free Sunfish – he called it “Free Breakfast”, and he car-topped it and sailed it all over the place to local lakes, rivers, and more. several times he has made the 250+ mile trip to participate in the long-distance Sunfish regatta – the Hampton Roads Sunfish Challenge. he finally broke down and got a trailer after 17 years of car-topping. over the years, he taught his children to sail with him, instilling in them the love of sailing as well.
my2fish: a blog about sunfish sailing 
One of my original reasons for getting my Minifish (and last year my Sunfish) was to participate in the Hampton Roads Sunfish event. Unfortunately it has been a couple of years since it has taken place, and I am beginning to doubt it will happen this year, either,
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Clyde, yeah the event website has disappeared… hopefully it will start again soon.
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The sponsor has changed to Hampton Yacht Club; Covid killed a year or two but they held it in 2021. It usually is the third Saturday in September. I found out about it The week prior and already had plans. I will be looking closer this year in September for the posting.
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I wish I had known! T
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In the red Sunfish book, near the back is an article about a rowing set up for the Sunfish, but no info on plans anyidea where one might find some?
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Bruce, your best bet is to probably search for it, or ask about it on the Sunfish Forum. I’ve not personally seen anything about how to add the oars.
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