09-12-2011, 02:08 PM
billb wrote:
sunfishes come back up pretty easy if you don't lose the dagger board to stand on.
(sailing on lakes too close to shore you gotta be careful)
Yep, especially with those extra long booms. I've seen them come up muddy, and worse, badly bent.
The old wooden Sunfish daggerboards had a spring to hold them in place. The new fiberglass ones don't have a spring, and don't float. Real important to have a safety strap on them. I've had to go under a turtled Sunfish to re-insert the daggerboard, but luckily not in a very long time.
- W