14' Alcort Sunfish (1953) - ZIP

Alex Bryant and Cortlandt Heyniger formed Alcort to build the popular Sailfish, a lateen rigged board boat. The Alcort Sunfish evolved from the Sailfish, with input from Alex’s wife Aileen Shields Bryant, a champion sailor, to become the most popular small boat ever built, offered in both wooden and fiberglass versions. Over 400,00 have been built and the Sunfish is still produced today by Laser Performance.

1953 Alcort Sunfish ZIP is hull number 13 of 20 pre-production Sunfish that Alcort built for family and friends to try out. She was donated to us by Jeff Cooke, past Commodore of the Niagara Sailing Club in Grand Island, NY. We brought ZIP to Florida and restored her in 2013. She is currently in transit to her new homeport in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia along with her sister boats.

Hull Material: Mahogany plywood and oak plank