1955 Wooden Sunfish

Dark Harbor, Ilesboro, Maine, 1955. Joe Spalding sailing one of the first Sunfish ever made, Summer 1955. Joe worked that Summer for Al Norton, an Alcort Sailfish dealer, and Joe was asked to sail the Sunfish for demonstrations. He also worked at Alcort during the Summer of 1954. Image by Mayo Snyder.

From SBR 4: Jun 2014 -

Tarratine Yacht Club 1955

Our friend Joe Spalding sent us an article about working at the Tarratine Yacht Club in the Summer of 1955. TYC is located on Dark Harbor, Maine. The article was originally published in Messing About In Boats Sep 1, 2006.

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