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Sunfish Sailboat: Carry More than It's Rated 2 Aboard?

Title seems long enough. ;)

Factory rates the Sunfish capacity at 2--total. :rolleye2:

New video (from Michigan) sent by a friend:

https://youtu.be/qfiMW3dOsac

With a few tries they got up to NINE adults along for a brief sailboat ride before their 14' Sunfish flopped over, again, into the lake.

Whatever Michigan lake it is, it looks like its maybe 65-degrees cool, or so?

Wow! This could be a sidebar event at the third annual Cow Island Sunfish race at Winnipesaukee!

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Originally Posted by JTA (Post 376600)

Wow! This could be a sidebar event at the third annual Cow Island Sunfish race at Winnipesaukee!

I saw about five Sunfish moored over there a few years ago, but didn't know of your races. Squam Lake has a huge number.

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Originally Posted by fatlazyless (Post 376591)

With a few tries they got up to NINE adults along for a brief sailboat ride before their 14' Sunfish flopped over, again, into the lake. Whatever Michigan lake it is, it looks like its maybe 65-degrees cool, or so?

More importantly, it looked like a lot of fun! :) With better bailing devices, and putting one crewmember crosswise across the foredeck. (To lessen the waves filling the cockpit), they could have decent races. :coolsm:

I really enjoyed watching that. Tons of fun, and I thought the support vessel being another sailboat showed a good level of sailing skill as well.