Laser Radial
Encyclopedia
The Laser Radial is a popular one-design
class of small sailing dinghy
, originally built by Laser Performance
. It is a singlehanded boat, meaning that it is sailed by one person. 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. The International Class is recognised by the International Sailing Federation
The Laser Radial uses the same top section of the mast as the Laser Standard but uses a smaller bottom mast section. The sail itself is 62 square feet (5.8 m²), about 19% smaller than the full Laser Standard rig.
Although the one design Laser rig and hull was introduced in 1971, the Radial sail and mast was created in the 1980s. In 1988 the Laser Women's World Championship began using the Laser Radial. They are a good training aid to start learning to sail a Laser but the Laser Radial is a good racing boat in its own right and some sailors (generally women) progress to become professional Radial sailors.
The desired weight for sailing a Radial is 135-140 lbs.
Boys Singlehander - ISAF Youth Sailing World Champion
Girls Singlehander - ISAF Youth Sailing World Champion
Open Apprentice Masters Laser Radial World Champion
Open Masters Laser Radial World Champion
Open Grand Masters Laser Radial World Champion
Open Great Grand Masters Laser Radial World Champion
starting with the 2008 summer games regatta
in Qingdao, China.
Full Results can be found here
One-design
One-Design is a racing method where all vehicles or boats have identical or very similar designs or models. It is also known as Spec series. It is heavily used in sailboat racing. All competitors in a race are then judged based on a single start time...
class of small sailing dinghy
Dinghy sailing
Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using five essential controls:* the sails* the foils ....
, originally built by Laser Performance
Laser Performance
-History:Up until around 2007, boats were built under the Laser brand name by several boat builders each allocated an exclusive geographic sales region. The builders were Performance Sailcraft Europe, Performance Sailcraft Australia and Vanguard...
. It is a singlehanded boat, meaning that it is sailed by one person. 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. The International Class is recognised by the International Sailing Federation
International Sailing Federation
The International Sailing Federation is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the world governing body for the sport of sailing....
Background
The Laser Radial is generally sailed and raced by lighter weight sailors and is usually the choice of women Laser sailors. Men typically sail the Laser Standard which has a larger sail. The only difference between the Laser Standard and Laser Radial is the size of the sail and the length of the lower section of the mast. Everything else is the same and very tightly specified and controlled by the International Class Association to ensure competitive racing in identical boats. Lasers are single person dinghies. Most larger regattas for the Laser class will generally have separate races for the Laser Standard, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7.The Laser Radial uses the same top section of the mast as the Laser Standard but uses a smaller bottom mast section. The sail itself is 62 square feet (5.8 m²), about 19% smaller than the full Laser Standard rig.
Although the one design Laser rig and hull was introduced in 1971, the Radial sail and mast was created in the 1980s. In 1988 the Laser Women's World Championship began using the Laser Radial. They are a good training aid to start learning to sail a Laser but the Laser Radial is a good racing boat in its own right and some sailors (generally women) progress to become professional Radial sailors.
The desired weight for sailing a Radial is 135-140 lbs.
Men's Laser Radial World Champion
 1989, Aarhus Aarhus Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark... |
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 1990, Newport |
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 1991, Porto Carras Porto Carras Porto Carras , known as Porto Carras Grand Resort, is one of northern Greece's largest and most famous hotels and holiday resorts. It is located on Sithonia, Halkidiki peninsula in northern Greece. It is about 120 km away from Greece's second biggest city, Thessaloniki.Porto Carras was created... |
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 1993, Takapuna Takapuna Takapuna is a central, coastal suburb of North Shore City, located in the northern North Island of New Zealand, at the beginning of a south-east-facing peninsula forming the northern side of the Waitemata Harbour... |
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 1994 Wakayama |
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 1995 Teneriffa |
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| 1997 Mohemida | |||
1998 Medemblik |
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 1999. La Rochelle |
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| 2000 Cesme | |||
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| 2002 Buffalo | |||
 2003 Lake Garda |
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| 2004 Manly | |||
| 2005 Fortaleza | |||
2006 Los Angeles |
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| 2007 Scheveningen | |||
2008 Auckland |
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2009, Karatsu |
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2010, Largs Largs Largs is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about from Glasgow. The original name means "the slopes" in Scottish Gaelic.... |
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2011, La Rochelle La Rochelle La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988... |
Men's Youth World Champion
2009, Karatsu |
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2010, Largs Largs Largs is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about from Glasgow. The original name means "the slopes" in Scottish Gaelic.... |
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2011, La Rochelle La Rochelle La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988... |
Men's Youth Under 21 World Champion
2011, La Rochelle La Rochelle La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988... |
Men's Youth Under 17 World Champion
2009, Karatsu |
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2011, La Rochelle La Rochelle La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988... |
Boys Singlehander - ISAF Youth Sailing World ChampionISAF Youth Sailing World ChampionshipsThe ISAF Youth Sailing World Championhips was first held in Sweden in 1971 it has been held ever year since. It is one of the key events of the federation to help promote top level youth participation.-Venues:-Links:*...
Women's Laser Radial World Champion
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1982 Sardinia |
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| 1983 Kingsport | |||
| 1985 Halmstad | |||
1988 Falmouth |
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1989 Aarhus |
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| 1990 Newport | |||
| 1991 Porto Carras | |||
| 1993 Takapuna | |||
| 1994 Wakayama | |||
| 1995 Teneriffa | |||
| 1996 Simon's Town | |||
| 1997 Mohemedia | |||
 1998, Medemblik Medemblik Medemblik is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.- History :... |
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1999, La Rochelle La Rochelle La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988... |
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| 2000 Cesme | |||
| 2001 Vilanova | |||
| 2002 Buffalo | |||
2003, Lake Garda |
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| 2004 Manly | |||
| 2005 Fortaleza | |||
2006 Los Angeles |
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 2007 Cascais Cascais Cascais is a coastal town in Cascais Municipality in Portugal, 30 kilometres west of Lisbon, with about 35,000 residents. It is a cosmopolitan suburb of the Portuguese capital and one of the richest municipalities in Portugal. The former fishing village gained fame as a resort for Portugal's royal... |
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2008 Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... |
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2009, Karatsu |
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2010, Largs Largs Largs is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about from Glasgow. The original name means "the slopes" in Scottish Gaelic.... |
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 2011, Perth Perth Perth may refer to:* Perth, Scotland, the administrative centre of the Perth and Kinross council area * Perth, Western Australia, the capital of Western AustraliaPerth may also refer to:-Places:... |
Women's Youth Laser Radial World Champion
2009, Karatsu |
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2010, Largs Largs Largs is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about from Glasgow. The original name means "the slopes" in Scottish Gaelic.... |
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2011, La Rochelle La Rochelle La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988... |
Women's Youth (Under 17) Laser Radial World Champion
2009, Karatsu |
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2011, La Rochelle La Rochelle La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988... |
Girls Singlehander - ISAF Youth Sailing World ChampionISAF Youth Sailing World ChampionshipsThe ISAF Youth Sailing World Championhips was first held in Sweden in 1971 it has been held ever year since. It is one of the key events of the federation to help promote top level youth participation.-Venues:-Links:*...
Open Apprentice Masters Laser Radial World Champion2010 |
Open Masters Laser Radial World Champion
2010 |
Open Grand Masters Laser Radial World Champion
2010 |
Open Great Grand Masters Laser Radial World Champion
2010 |
Olympics
The Laser Radial was chosen for singlehanded women discipline at the Summer OlympicSailing at the Summer Olympics
Sailing has been one of the Olympic sports since the Games of the I Olympiad, held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. Despite being scheduled in the first Olympic program, the races were canceled due to severe weather conditions...
starting with the 2008 summer games regatta
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina....
in Qingdao, China.
Full Results can be found here