We collect old advertising materials from Alcort and AMF Alcort, there is some great reference information to be found on those pages that help us date their boats. One of our favorites comes from 1978, The Fun of Sailing. AMF Alcort was at the height of its sailboat manufacturing, churning out hundreds of different types of boats each year in addition to the mighty Sunfish.
Sunfish
They also wrote a nice bit entitled Sailing is Many Things.
Super Sunfish had a Bermuda rig with outhaul, downhaul and vang controls.
The most popular Sunfish. One stick, one string.
1972 brought the Minifish, the Sunfish's little 12 foot sister with a 65 square foot lateen sail.
Puffer.
Sunbird.
Force 5.
Apollo.
The days of AMF Alcort are gone by, but their boats are still out there. And the Sunfish remains the world's most popular boat, she is still being manufactured by Laser Performance and sold globally.
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