Skipper's parents were the main enablers for our Sunfish restoration adventures, they restored several boats in Corpus Christi, TX. Skipper took sailing in College and developed her fondness for the Sunfish, and a few years later she was given a Sunfish from her Aunt Pat, 1965 Alcort Sunfish WAVE. That started an avalanche of boats, 1982 AMF Sunfish PHOENIX showed up soon after, then 1981 AMF Sunfish MADISON at one point. Plus 2-3 other Sunfish that they restored and passed on to new owners, and one that travelled to Jacksonville. They also had their Capri 18 HUI for a bit, she was a fine sailer, but took a few more minutes to rig and launch than the Sunfish. One of the boats had a nice vintage 5 panel sail, those were phased out in the 1970s but they are good sails if you come across one.
They also scored the nice 1984 Riviera Sunset sail that we use on WAVE.
Great boat, ours was exact the same but green. That is where it all started for me too.
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