Laser Radial
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This article is about the Laser Radial. For the general Laser history and more information, see Laser (dinghy).
| Specifications Under Current Rules | |
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| Crew | One |
| LOA | 4.23 m (13 ft 10.5 in) |
| LWL | 3.81 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 1.37 m (4 ft 7 in) |
| Draft | .787 m (2 ft 7 in) |
| Hull weight (with fittings) | 56.7 kg (125 lb) |
| Mainsail area | 5.7 m2 (62 ft2) |
| Olympic Class | |
The Laser Radial is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy built by Vanguard Sailboats. 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 Laser Radial has been chosen as the Olympic class for singlehanded women starting with the 2008 summer games.
Famous Laser Radial sailors are Michael Blackburn, Krystal Weir, Paige Railey, Steve Cockerill, Matt Baddeley, and Ben Ainslie.
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Web site of the manufacturer, Vanguard Sailboats
- Guide to the various sizes of Laser sailboats
| Laser boats | |
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| Laser 2 | Laser 4.7 | Laser 4000 | Laser Pico | Laser Radial | Laser SB3 | Laser Standard | Laser Vortex | |
| Sailing dinghies (ISAF International Classes) | |
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| 14 Foot | 29er | 420 | 470 | 49er | 505 | Cadet | Contender | Enterprise | Europe | Finn | Fireball | Flying Dutchman | Flying Junior | Laser Standard | Laser 4.7 | Laser II | Lightning | Mirror | Moth | OK Dinghy | Optimist | Snipe | Splash | Sunfish | Topper | Vaurien | Zoom 8 | |
