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Laser (dinghy) The Laser is a class of single-handed, one-design sailing dinghies using a common hull design with three interchangeable rigs of different sail areas, appropriate to a given combination of wind strength and crew weight. Ian Bruce and Bruce Kirby designed the Laser in 1970 with an emphasis on simplicity and performance.
Boat; Crew: 2: Hull; Type: Monohull: Construction: GRP: LOA: 4.44 metres (14.6 ft) Beam: 1.77 metres (5.8 ft) Rig; Mast length: 6.27 metres (20.6 ft) Sails; Mainsail area: 8.66 square metres (93.2 sq ft) Jib/genoa area: 3.04 square metres (32.7 sq ft) Spinnaker area: 10.12 square metres (108.9 sq ft) Racing; D-PN: 92.5: RYA PN: 1114
Laser 2; Development; Designer: Frank Bethwaite Ian Bruce: Location: Canada: Year: 1978: No. built: 8,200: Builder(s) Performance Sailcraft Vanguard Sailboats: Role: Racer: Name: Laser 2: Boat; Crew: two: Displacement: 170 lb (77 kg) Draft: 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with daggerboard down: Hull; Type: monohull: Construction: fibreglass: LOA: 14.42 ft (4. ...
The boat has a draft of 3.25 ft (0.99 m) with the daggerboard extended and 6 in (15 cm) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [2] For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a whisker pole to hold the jib out, but neither a spinnaker nor a crew trapeze are permitted ...
Boat; Crew: 2 (single trapeze) Draft: 150 mm (5.9 in) 970 mm (3 ft 2 in) Hull; Hull weight: 120 kg (260 lb) LOA: 4,700 mm (15 ft 5 in) LWL: 4,400 mm (14 ft 5 in) Beam: 1,690 mm (5 ft 7 in) Sails; Mainsail area: 9.12 m 2 (98.2 sq ft) Jib/genoa area: 3.58 m 2 (38.5 sq ft) Spinnaker area: 13 m 2 (140 sq ft) Racing; D-PN: 86.3: RYA PN: 973: Current ...
The Laser Pico has no active Class Association with the last remnants of the website being removed in 2013. Specifications. Length: 3.50 m (11 ft 6 in) Beam: 1.43 m (4 ft 8 in) Hull weight: 60 kg (130 lb) Mainsail: 5.1 m 2 (55 sq ft) Sport mainsail: 6.44 m 2 (69.3 sq ft) Jib: 1.57 m 2 (16.9 sq ft) RYA Portsmouth Yardstick: 1330
The Force 5 is a small one-design racing sailboat that is similar to the more well known Laser but with a hard chine aft. Although it is designed for single-handed racing, two people can easily fit into the large cockpit. The boats are currently built in Long Island, New York by Weeks Yacht Yard.
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The Buccaneer 18 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of vinylester resin fiberglass, with wooden trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with foam-filled anodized aluminum spars. The hull has a spooned raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, a transom-hung, kick-up rudder controlled by a tiller and a kick-up centerboard.
The Laser Vortex is a high performance sailing dinghy designed by Jo Richards and awarded the "Sailboat of the Year" title on its introduction in 2000. It is a tunnel hulled single hander that has a trapeze and an optional asymmetrical spinnaker. It is manufactured by White Formula UK Ltd under licence from a consortium headed up by Jonathan ...