Laser Radial
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.
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| Boat | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
| Draft | 0.787 m (2 ft 7.0 in) |
| Hull | |
| Hull weight | 58.97 kg (130.0 lb) |
| LOA | 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) |
| LWL | 3.81 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 1.39 m (4 ft 7 in) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 5.76 m2 (62.0 sq ft) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 96.7[1] |
| RYA PN | 1110[2] |
| Current Olympic equipment | |
Events
Olympics
The Laser Radial was chosen for singlehanded women discipline at the Summer Olympic starting with the 2008 summer games regatta in Qingdao, China.
Games |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Beijing |
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| 2012 London |
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| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Men's Laser Radial World Championship
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Aarhus | |||
| 1990 Newport | |||
| 1991 Porto Carras | |||
| 1993 Takapuna | |||
| 1994 Wakayama | |||
| 1995 Tenerife | |||
| 1996 Simon's Town | |||
| 1997 Mohemida | |||
| 1998 Medemblik | |||
| 1999 La Rochelle | |||
| 2000 Cesme | |||
| 2001 Vilanova | |||
| 2002 Buffalo | |||
| 2003 Lake Garda | |||
| 2004 Manly | |||
| 2005 Fortaleza | |||
| 2006 Los Angeles | |||
| 2007 Scheveningen | |||
| 2008 Auckland | |||
| 2009 Karatsu | |||
| 2010 Largs | |||
| 2011 La Rochelle | |||
| 2012 Brisbane | |||
| 2013 Dun Laoghaire | |||
| 2014 Dziwnów | |||
| 2015 Aarhus | |||
| 2016 Dún Laoghaire | |||
| 2017 Medemblik[3] |
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| 2018 Kiel[4] |
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| 2019 Sakaiminato[5] |
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| 2020 Melbourne[6] |
Women's Laser Radial World Championship
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Kinston | |||
| 1982 Sardinia | |||
| 1983 Kingsport | |||
| 1985 Halmstad | |||
| 1988 Fallmouth | |||
| 1989 Aarhus | |||
| 1990 Newport | |||
| 1991 Porto Carras | |||
| 1993 Takapuna | |||
| 1994 Wakayama | |||
| 1995 Tenerife | |||
| 1996 Simon's Town | |||
| 1997 Mohemedia | |||
| 1998 Medemblik | |||
| 1999 La Rochelle | |||
| 2000 Cesme | |||
| 2001 Vilanova | |||
| 2002 Buffalo | |||
| 2003 Lake Garda | |||
| 2004 Manly | |||
| 2005 Fortaleza | |||
| 2006 Los Angeles | |||
| 2007 Cascais |
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| 2008 Auckland | |||
| 2009 Karatsu | |||
| 2010 Largs | |||
| 2011 Perth |
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| 2012 Boltenhagen | |||
| 2013 Rizhao | |||
| 2014 Santander |
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| 2015 Al Mussanah | |||
| 2016 Nayarit[7] | |||
| 2017 Medemblik[8] |
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| 2018 Aarhus[9] |
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| 2019 Sakaiminato[10] |
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| 2020 Melbourne[11] |
Men's Youth Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2009, Karatsu |
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2010, Largs |
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2011, La Rochelle |
Men's Youth Under 21 Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2011, La Rochelle |
Men's Youth Under 17 Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2009, Karatsu |
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2011, La Rochelle |
Youth Sailing World Championships
Boys
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Istanbul | |||
| 2011 Zadar | |||
| 2012 Dublin | |||
| 2013 Limassol | |||
| 2014 Tavira | |||
| 2015 Langkawi | |||
| 2016 Auckland | |||
| 2017 Sanya[12] | |||
| 2018 Corpus Christi[13] | |||
| 2019 Gdynia[14] |
Girls
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Istanbul | |||
| 2011 Zadar | |||
| 2012 Dublin | |||
| 2013 Limassol | |||
| 2014 Tavira | |||
| 2015 Langkawi | |||
| 2016 Auckland | |||
| 2017 Sanya[15] | |||
| 2018 Corpus Christi[16] | |||
| 2019 Gdynia[17] |
Women's Youth Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2009, Karatsu |
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2010, Largs |
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2011, La Rochelle |
Women's Youth (Under 17) Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2009, Karatsu |
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2011, La Rochelle |
Open Apprentice Masters Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
2010 |
Open Masters Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
2010 |
Open Grand Masters Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
2010 |
Open Great Grand Masters Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2010 |
See also
References
- "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- https://sailing.laserinternational.org/regattauploads/2017/RM/2017_Radial_Men_Worlds_Final_Results.htm
- http://manage2sail.com/en-US/event/kiwo18#!/results?classId=4ee9fa8a-4c4e-4fe2-ab53-7ef9e4a59034
- https://2019worlds.laserjapan.org/radial/results/men/
- http://sailingresults.net/sa/results/overall.aspx?ID=80330.2
- https://sailing.laserinternational.org/regattauploads/2016/RW/2016_Rdl_Women_Worlds_Final_Results.htm
- https://sailing.laserinternational.org/regattauploads/2017/RW/2017_Rdl_Women_Worlds_Final_Results.htm
- https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/Home/DownloadReport/event/c64b4c22-4afb-4889-9a4d-84ce7442aa35/report/fb02235d-d0d4-41ea-aeed-dae393f6f125
- https://2019worlds.laserjapan.org/radial/results/women/
- http://sailingresults.net/sa/results/overall.aspx?ID=80330.4
- http://www.worldsailingywc.org/results/2017_sanya_china.php
- http://seedat.me/YWResults/18_YW_larb.html
- https://www.sailing.org/uploads/youthworlds/lar_boys.html
- http://www.worldsailingywc.org/results/2017_sanya_china.php
- http://seedat.me/YWResults/18_YW_larg.html
- https://www.sailing.org/uploads/youthworlds/lar_girls.html
External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laser Radial. |
- International Laser Association
- Web site of a manufacturer, LaserPerformance
- History of the Laser Class
- ISAF Laser Radial Class
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