Learned to sail on a Sunfish in Stone Harbor, NJ, this was during the Johnson Administration. Went on to by a Sunfish at age 14, and kept until AMF came out with the Force 5 – then got one of those. Sold that when I moved to CA to go to college, and after college bought a Prindle 18 classic. I had it three weeks before it was broadsided by a car, and then got another one. This was a blessing as Surfglass went from the fiberglass lay up to the foam core and the new boat was foam core construction which IMO was a better boat. Since then, I have owned another 18 classic, an 18-2, Prindle 16, and a NACRA 5.8NA.

Currently have a Force 5 for harbor sailing with my son, and may pick up another Prindle 18-2 for some local distance racing.

I wonder how many folks on the list we first introduce to sailing on a Sunfish.