The Laser Radial or ILCA 6 is a popular
one-design class of small
sailing dinghy
Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using five essential controls:
* the sails
* the foils (i.e. the daggerboard or centreboard and rudder and sometimes lifting foils as found on the Moth)
* the trim (forward/rear angle o ...
, originally built by
Laser Performance
LaserPerformance is an Anglo-American dinghy manufacturer- the world's largest producer of small sailboats. LaserPerformance manufactures many sailboats including: Laser, Sunfish, Laser Pico, Bug, Laser Vago, Laser Bahia, Club FJ, Club 420, Z ...
. 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
World Sailing
World Sailing (WS) is the world governing body for the sport of sailing recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
History
The creation of the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) beg ...
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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.
World championships
Men's Laser Radial World Championship
Women's Laser Radial World Championship
Men's Youth Laser Radial World Championship
Men's Youth Under 21 Laser Radial World Championship
Men's Youth Under 17 Laser Radial World Championship
Youth Sailing World Championships
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Women's Youth Laser Radial World Championship
Women's Youth (Under 21) Laser Radial World Championship
Women's Youth (Under 17) Laser Radial World Championship
Open Apprentice Masters Laser Radial World Championship
Open Masters Laser Radial World Championship
Open Grand Masters Laser Radial World Championship
Open Great Grand Masters Laser Radial World Championship
See also
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Laser (dinghy)
The Laser is a class of Single-handed sailing, single-handed, one-design dinghy sailing, sailing dinghies using a common hull design with three interchangeable rigs of different sail areas, appropriate to a given combination of wind strength an ...
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Laser 4.7
The Laser 4.7 or ILCA 4 is a one-design dinghy class in the Laser series and is a one-design class of sailboat. All Lasers are built to the same specifications. The Laser is 4.06 m (13 ft 10 in) long, with a waterline length of 3.81 m (12&n ...
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Men's Laser Radial World Championships
The Men's ILCA 6 World Championship, until 2020 the Men's Laser Radial World Championship, has been held every year since 1989 for the ILCA 6 class, organised by the International Sailing Federation. Laser Radial is an Olympic sailing class. The ...
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Women's Laser Radial World Championships
References
External links
International Laser AssociationWeb site of a manufacturer, LaserPerformanceHistory of the Laser ClassISAF Laser Radial Class
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Laser Radial
Olympic sailing classes
Classes of World Sailing
Dinghies