Laser Radial
 Class symbol | |
 Laser Radial | |
| 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 | |
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.
Background
The Laser Radial is generally sailed and raced by lighter weight sailors and is usually the choice of women Laser sailors. 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 60–65 kilograms (132–143 lb).
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 |
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| 2008 Beijing |
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| 2012 London |
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| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
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World championships
Men's Laser Radial World Championship
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1989 Aarhus | |
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| 1990 Newport | |
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| 1991 Porto Carras | |
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| 1993 Takapuna |  |
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| 1994 Wakayama |  |
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| 1995 Teneriffa | |
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| 1996 Simon's Town | |
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| 1997 Mohemida | |
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| 1998 Medemblik | |
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| 1999 La Rochelle | |
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| 2000 Cesme |  |
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| 2001 Vilanova | |
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| 2002 Buffalo | |
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| 2003 Lake Garda | |
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| 2004 Manly | |
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| 2005 Fortaleza | |
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| 2006 Los Angeles | |
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| 2007 Scheveningen | |
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| 2008 Auckland |  |
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| 2009 Karatsu |  |
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| 2010 Largs | |
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| 2011 La Rochelle | |
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| 2012 Brisbane | |
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| 2013 Dun Laoghaire | |
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| 2014 Dziwnów | |
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| 2015 Aarhus | |
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| 2016 Dún Laoghaire | |
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| 2017 Medemblik[3] |
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| 2018 Kiel[4] |
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Women's Laser Radial World Championship
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1980 Kinston | |
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| 1982 Sardinia | |
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| 1983 Kingsport | |
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| 1985 Halmstad | |
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| 1988 Fallmouth | |
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| 1989 Aarhus | |
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| 1990 Newport | |
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| 1991 Porto Carras | |
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| 1993 Takapuna | |
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| 1994 Wakayama | |
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| 1995 Tenerife | |
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| 1996 Simon's Town | |
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| 1997 Mohemedia | |
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| 1998 Medemblik | |
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| 1999 La Rochelle | |
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| 2000 Cesme | |
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| 2001 Vilanova | |
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| 2002 Buffalo | |
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| 2003 Lake Garda | |
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| 2004 Manly | |
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| 2005 Fortaleza | |
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| 2006 Los Angeles | |
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| 2007 Cascais |
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| 2008 Auckland | |
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| 2009 Karatsu | |
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| 2010 Largs | |
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| 2011 Perth |
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| 2012 Boltenhagen | |
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| 2013 Rizhao | |
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| 2014 Santander |
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| 2015 Al Mussanah | |
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| 2016 Nayarit[5] | |
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| 2017 Medemblik[6] |
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| 2018 Aarhus[7] |
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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 |
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Men's Youth Under 21 Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2011, La Rochelle |
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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 |
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Youth Sailing World Championships
Boys
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 2010 Istanbul | |
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| 2011 Zadar | |
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| 2012 Dublin | |
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| 2013 Limassol | |
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| 2014 Tavira | |
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| 2015 Langkawi | |
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| 2016 Auckland | |
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| 2017 Sanya[8] |  |
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| 2018 Corpus Christi[9] | |
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Girls
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 2010 Istanbul | |
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| 2011 Zadar | |
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| 2012 Dublin | |
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| 2013 Limassol | |
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| 2014 Tavira | |
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| 2015 Langkawi |  |
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| 2016 Auckland |  |
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| 2017 Sanya[10] | |
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| 2018 Corpus Christi[11] | |
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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 |
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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 |
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Open Apprentice Masters Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2010 |
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Open Masters Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2010 |
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Open Grand Masters Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2010 |
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Open Great Grand Masters Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2010 |
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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://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
- ↑ http://www.worldsailingywc.org/results/2017_sanya_china.php
- ↑ http://seedat.me/YWResults/18_YW_larb.html
- ↑ http://www.worldsailingywc.org/results/2017_sanya_china.php
- ↑ http://seedat.me/YWResults/18_YW_larg.html
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