Pearson

Sunfish

Monohull

1952 — status pending

Length
4.24 m
Beam
1.25 m
Draft
0.64 m
Sail area
6.97 m²

Specifications

18 specifications
Dimensions & displacement6
Length overall
4.24 m
Waterline length
3.96 m
Beam
1.25 m
Draft
0.64 m
Minimum draft
0.18 m
Displacement
59 kg
Sails & rig2
Rig type
Lateen rig
Sail area
6.97 m²
Hull & construction2
Hull material
Fibreglass
Keel type
Daggerboard
Production & design3
Production started
1952
Hulls built
300,000
Designer
Alexander Bryan/Cortland Heyniger/Carl Meinart
Performance ratios5
Sail area / displacement
47.02
Displacement / length
26.21
Comfort ratio
2.29
Capsize screening
3.25
Hull speed
4.83 kn

Yacht photography

1

Years, generations and variants

Sunfish1 generation

01

1952 — status pending

SUNFISH

Status pending