Sunfish history. The Sunfish sailboat was launched in 1952. Its maker was Alcort, Inc., a company founded by Alex Bryan and Cortlandt Heyniger, as in Al-Cort.

He’s been working his version of the Sunfish sail for several years. “The concept is to make something that’s going to make the boat appeal to 16-year-olds out there.

We’re selling our Sunfish sailboat, which signals the end of an era. Maybe we’re not really sailors after all is what this sale might signify. We bought the boat 20 years ago because I’d grown up with ...

The single-sail Sunfish is particularly appealing for women because you don’t necessarily have to be big or brawny to sail it, he said. “Women can sail the boat with authority,” he said.

As Platzer describes it, "the Sunfish is the most popular sailboat on the planet." And the book is an entertaining paean to it. Storrs Library will host a reading and signing on April 12 at 6:30 pm.