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The Laser Radial is a variant of the Laser Standard, with shorter mast and reduced sail area, allowing light sailors to sail in heavy winds. It raced by women, U18 men and by male masters. It raced by women, U18 men and by male masters.
The Radial uses the same hull and fittings as the Laser Standard, but has a smaller sail (5.8 m 2) than the Standard with a different cut, and has a shorter lower mast section. Optimal weight for this rig is 121 to 159 pounds (55 to 72 kg). The Laser Radial rig has a UK Portsmouth Yardstick number of 1150. [9] Its DPN is 96.7. [10]
The 4.7 uses the same hull and top mast section as the Laser, but has a different, shorter bottom mast section as well as a smaller sail. The bottom mast section is pre-bent which effectively reduces the power of the rig, and the sail is only 4.7 square meters, as opposed to 7 for the Laser Standard or 5.7 for the Laser Radial. (ILCA 6) The ...
The 2000 (formerly the Laser 2000) is a performance sailing dinghy designed by Phil Morrison and currently sold by RS Sailing.It combines a traditional GRP hull and foam sandwich deck moulding with a modern asymmetric rig including a furling jib, reefing mainsail and single line gennaker hoist system.
The ultimate design was a simple pram that could be built from two 4' x 8' sheets of plywood, that was donated to the Optimists. [4] The design was slightly modified and introduced to Europe by Axel Damgaard, and spread outwards across Europe from Scandinavia. The design was standardized in 1960 and became a strict one-design in 1995. [5]
The Laser 4000 (now "4000") is a racing dinghy designed by Phil Morrison crewed by two people. Its one-design weight-equalised system enables physically differing sailors to compete on a level playing field.
part of the 1993 Laser Radial World Championships [5] 1994: Wakayama Japan: part of the 1994 Laser Radial World Championships [6] 1995: Tenerife Spain: part of the 1995 Laser Radial World Championships [7] 1996: Simon's Town South Africa: 23–30 April: part of the 1996 Laser Radial World Championships [8] 1997: Mohammedia Morocco: 20–26 July
Scoring system: low-point system; Source: [2] Legend: – Qualified for medal race(s); BFD – Black flag disqualification; DNF – Did not finish; DSQ – Disqualified; RET – Retired; UFD – "U" flag disqualification; † – Discarded race not counted in the overall result;