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5-8 FORMULA LASER: LASER 4.7 LASER RADIAL OLYMPIC LASER

9-12 NEW LASER VAGO

13-16 LASER PICO

17-20 LASER 2000

21-24 LASER STRATOS LASER STRATOS KEEL

25-28 LASER 4000

29-34 LASER SB3

35-36 FUNBOAT

1 Laser is the world's favourite company. The imagination, innovative design, attention to detail, manufacturing quality and first class after sales service put us No. 1 worldwide. From the Olympic Class Laser our range contains something for everyone, whether your aspirations involve international regattas, cruising or club racing.

2 www.lasersailing.com KEY TO SYMBOLS PY 1000 Number of crew Number of crew Race programme Cartoppable* Crew power Portsmouth (adults) (children) (*Can be safely and legally equalisation system Yardstick cartopped on most family cars. Refer to your car rating handbook or manufacturer for details on roof rack loading)

Laser Vago Laser Vago XD

Laser Radial Laser 4.7

Laser Laser Vago Laser Pico Laser 2000 Designed by Bruce Kirby Designed by Jo Richards Designed by Jo Richards Designed by Phil Morrison Single handed adult 1 or 2 adults 1 or 2 adults / For 2 adults Three rig options: Standard, Radial and 4.7 Ultra modern 1 Adult+child / – 2 adults+2 children Club, National and Continental Class racing multifunctional 2 or 3 children Family sailing Olympic Class Unmatched handling Off the beach family fun Class racing World’s most popular adult racing class Exhilarating performance Ideal for entry level sailing Asymmetric Stable and reassuring Easy to handle ’s selling Laser Radial Very robust Very robust performance dayboat Single handed small adult, Two rig options: add large RYA school approved RYA school approved women and youth Mylar , larger Holiday companies’ most Selected by holiday companies Club, National and Continental Class racing and for popular product and sailing centres RYA official youth class top performance Vago XD Race option ISAF official women’s youth class World’s fastest growing youth class The step before the Laser Laser 4.7

Single handed small youth Club, National and Continental Class racing RYA official youth class Next step after

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Laser Stratos Laser 4000 Laser SB3 Funboat Designed by Phil Morrison Designed by Phil Morrison Designed by Tony Castro Designed by Yves Loday For all the family (and friends) 2 person adult racing 3 person adult racing and Reg White Versatile, fast, day cruising sailboat Single Crew trapeze One design 1 or 2 adults / Two versions – keel and High performance High performance 1 Adult+child / Manageable performance Crew weight equalised lift keel 2 or 3 children with space to spare Club and National racing circuit Extremely stable Off the beach family fun RYA school approved Popular fleet with No – no getting wet Exceptional stability Selected by holiday companies great social activity Club racing and National circuit Easy to handle and sailing centres The most fun three people can Very robust have without breaking the law If you can ride a bike you can sail Funboat!

4 www.lasersailing.com Length 4.23m Beam 1.42m Weight 59kg Sail areas: Laser Radial Laser 4.7 Laser 7.06m2 Laser Radial 5.76m2 Laser 4.7 4.70m2

“International Laser is A Laser is a winning The Lasers you see and sail on these a sailing phenomenon” sailing investment beaches are built to exactly the same Easy to transport, cartopable on most specification as the Lasers in the makes of car, it takes just a few Olympic Games. Over 180,000 are sailing minutes to get ready for action. Slot Wherever you see you are likely in over 120 countries. the two piece together, slide the to see Lasers. Most clubs race them, sail over the mast and place into the so you will never have to travel far to Every one is built to hull... that’s about a three minute job. find great competition, unless, of Then just wheel your Laser down to , you want to. When you sail a incredibly strict class rules the water and within five minutes you Laser you join one of the largest and which prevent expensive are off. friendliest sailing families in the world, with an events programme that is And you will never forget go-fast extras – a major part second to none. A full international the first time you sail a schedule for youth and Masters Laser of the appeal. Because when sailors, plus a weekend racing Whilst this boat has earned an programme at club, regional and you race a Laser you know international reputation for its racing national levels. pedigree, it is so much fun to sail. that everyone around you is It’s easy to take part. In all but the That’s why Lasers are so popular with most major championships you just the world’s top holiday companies. in exactly the same boat, rock up with your Laser and enjoy. so it’s the slickest sailor And if you want some tips before you try your first event then there are that wins the day, not the stacks of training programmes, from complete beginners’ courses right up smartest mover in the to top race training. chandlers. It also means If you have seen Laser racing and are intrigued as to just why so many that your Laser will never be people in so many countries are hooked, or if you feel that your outdated, which explains weekends could be even better, then why it has such an enviable come and join us. resale value.

5 FORMULA LASER

PY Three boats in one - so all ages and 1078 (Laser) sizes can enjoy genuine Laser racing. 1101 (Radial/4.7) Select the sail size to suit you - simple as that. From the smallest, Laser 4.7, to the Laser Radial (5.7m2 sail), up to the Laser (7.06m2 sail). The beauty is that all boats are identical, apart from the sail and the lower section of the mast. So they are totally interchangeable.

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Laser 4.7, Laser Radial, Olympic Laser: Three Boats: One World Class

Laser 4.7 Laser Radial Youth Sailing The real thing for young sailors Laser Radial racing has been the With a sail area 35% smaller than foundation upon which so many of the the full rig, Laser 4.7 is the answer Laser sailors at the highest level have for small people with big aspirations built and developed their skills. There to learn and develop Laser sailing are quality training programmes and skills at the youngest age. Training in club, regional, national and international the Laser 4.7 will give those who regattas. The Laser Radial is used for relish the chance to compete, many of the top world youth sailing practice in the boat that will continue events, whilst Radial international events to provide the best competition for boast impressive entries. At the highest years to come. With numerous level this is a major step towards an international events and its own World Olympic dream - if you are a teenager Championship firmly established, this with a passion for sailing this is the newest of ISAF recognised classes place to prove yourself. You will meet continues to grow at an impressive sailors from all over the world with pace. For parents, sailing federations, similar ambitions. On the race course and sailing schools the Laser 4.7 is you will be rivals - ashore, where the really cost effective because when après sail kicks in, you will make friends age, ability and size means it’s time to to last a lifetime. At the last Olympics move on there is no need to invest in the atmosphere in the Laser pit lane a new boat. Simply select a new sail preparation area was incredibly friendly. and lower mast section and go Laser Many of the competitors from around Radial racing... the globe had been close friends from Laser Radial their Laser Radial days. A class in its own right for sailors Laser Radial for whose physique is better suited to the Lightweights of all ages Laser Radial rig (sail size 18% smaller Sailors of all ages, whose physique is than the Laser) with an exceptional better suited to the smaller Laser Radial events and training programme for all than the full Laser, enjoy a full events ages and abilities. programme. There are categories for different ages and abilities, including “Open” and “Masters” World Championships.

7 An Olympic Gold or The best owners’ a first ever Laser race association On a midweek summer’s evening, The International Laser Class there is the same burst of adrenaline Association with national organisations as the start gun fires, the same in all the main Laser sailing countries exhilaration of proving just how good organises event programmes, you are. The same sensation of surfing co-ordinates training programmes downwind in a sea of spray; the same and provides regular newsletters or satisfaction of crossing the finish line, magazines. If you own a Laser, knowing that you have given your all. membership of the class association Winning or losing is down to you is the way to get the maximum alone, as every boat is identical. enjoyment: www.laserinternational.org

8 “VAGO is a sexy shape. It doesn't just feel fast, IT IS FAST – and in a breeze it manoeuvres like a dream” RUSHALL professional sailor

Length 4.20m Beam 1.56m Hull Weight 86kg Vago sail areas: Mainsail 8.00m2 2.66m2 Gennaker 11.38m2 Vago XD sail areas: Mainsail 9.32m2 Jib 2.66m2 Laser Vago Laser Vago XD Gennaker 13.00m2

9 LASER VAGO

Unmatched handling, exhilarating performance, stunningly modern design: Laser Vago is a concept that pushes the boundaries of for the next generation of sailors worldwide.

10 LASER VAGO “Look at the Vago from the front: it looks like nothing else... cool!” MAX HOLLIWAY Laser Radial guru

Every time you’re on the water, found on individual boats. The magic experiencing Laser Vago, it will provide of this Richards design is that the extraordinary, memorable sailing. Vago carries the majority of them, It’s unique, it’s awesome without compromise. – it’s there, not thereabouts! The technical qualities and design Through a unique combination of features of the Vago are far beyond style, versatility and hydrodynamic the usual – starting with the perfectly ability, we have raised control, tuned rig that complements the stability, planning performance and innovative hull design. comfort to unprecedented levels. The Vago is constructed from a The designer Jo Richards has an polyethylene Tri-Skin foam sandwich, outstanding reputation for designing a offering durability and a hard wearing range of small boats including the exterior which means maintenance is world’s most popular rotomoulded kept to an absolute minimum. The boat - the Pico. Jo is known for shape offers outstanding innovation on his boats and for performance. pushing the design boundaries... the Laser Vago comes in two versions. result the Vago incorporates versatility Put simply the difference is with sail combinations for a range of horsepower: one of them has more different sailing environments. sail area and a trapeze. The sub-chine area of the hull is The Gnav vang system creates more designed in a way to promote early space in the to assist crew , whilst the tuned rocker profile mobility and comfort. It has a “sit in” enhances manoeuvrability. At feel, not usually associated with level the sides have been flared out to asymmetric style sailing. The provide good righting moment; cockpit design supports hiking and enhancing buoyancy, whether hiking or trapeze options, with inset steps for on the trapeze, and offering added easy leverage. space in the crew cockpit area. The Vago has a high giving Laser Vago is versatile with a more crew space and a simple layout multi-functional concept and with all control lines being easy to interchangeable horsepower. It locate and use. encompasses many design features The mainsail operates on a one line

11 “We have been waiting for the new generation dinghy, we were impressed with the new Laser Vago: easy to sail, logically laid out and it’s a Laser” QUEEN MARY SAILING SCHOOL

system: pulling on one control and an option for two sizes of line slab reefs the mainsail to 70% of gennaker. its original size. This feature, coupled Now that you are ready to transform with a jib, means a quick the boat and to add a bigger engine, a increase or decrease in sail power. performance pack is available which Choosing your Laser Vago consists of: a large Mylar mainsail, specification is easy: the only large gennaker and trapeze wires. difference is “engine size”... For exciting performance sailing with Laser Vago offers comfortable, a larger mainsail, gennaker and exciting sailing whilst enhancing trapeze you will find the Vago XD confidence and skill sets. On board incredibly fast. Vago you will find a single line reef The next generation system (not on Vago XD), furling jib of dinghy sailing.

“What a boat... singlehanded on the trapeze with the gennaker up on the Vago XD was fun, fun, fun!” REMCO KENBECK F18 champion, Holland

12 Laser Pico is an international success story - selected by families, top sailing schools and

DAVE GRAHAM holiday companies around the globe.

Length 3.50m Beam 1.43m Hull Weight 60kg Mainsail 5.10m2 Race Mainsail 6.44m2 Jib 1.09m2 Crew 1-2

She’s easy to handle She inspires confidence When you see beginners who have The secret is her quite outstanding “It’s obvious to me why only sailed for a matter of hours stability and easily controlled sail. thousands choose Pico: sailing single-handed in a big breeze Newcomers are immediately at ease. with an even bigger smile they are in It’s Simple, It’s Fun, and She offers so much, but a very special boat! Laser Pico asks little in return It’s Cool. À Donf!” inspires confidence in newcomers - Families are pretty demanding! Laser ELLEN MACARTHUR nothing else comes close. Pico is built to take those demands in She’s fun for all! her stride. Year in year out. She is “The squeals of excitement from my tough. Requires virtually no son were worth buying the Laser Pico maintenance and is ready for action for!! We’ve loved every minute from in minutes. drifting home with the sun going down to surfing down the waves on the Med.” Every member of the family has their own special reasons for loving the Laser Pico. She’s the biggest small boat A combination of a spacious self draining cockpit and a high boom means there is stacks of room aboard for children or a couple of adults. Everyone loves her Yes! Everyone! Laser Pico is already the answer for families around the globe. She can be enjoyed by all ages, all abilities and is so versatile. Sail single-handed or ‘Pico Plus’ style with Simple a jib. Race sail option

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Laser Pico has character. The smallest member of the world’s most famous sailing family is big on style and personality. She’s at home off the beaches of countless resorts in all corners of the globe. Laser Pico is built to please at the highest levels. Laser Pico is built for your family

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Tecrothene 109 makes Cockpit the Pico hull what it is! Stacks of self draining cockpit space. Tecrothene 109 is a new generation ‘Aboard Laser Pico you get the thermo plastic construction that impression she is much bigger than provides high structural uniformity and she is - the cockpit space is superb.’ consistency, immense stiffness and Design shares the house style with exceptional impact strength. A linear the new generation high performance high density UV stabilised compound laser race products: extremely moulded into a stress free comfortable, self draining. Inspection homogeneous sandwich with an inner hatches, centre toe strap and Built to please closed cell cellular structure. mainsheet ratchet fitted as standard. Being a lovable personality doesn’t · Exceptionally strong Mast and boom happen by chance. It’s the design, · Incorporates built-in buoyancy · Two piece aluminium mast unique construction and features · Superbly stiff · Aluminium boom aboard that have made this little · Highly resistant to scratching · All cordage Laser a World-beater... and impact damage - easy to repair · Clip-on kicking strap

15 'In a very short time Laser Pico has made a Laser Pico... really important impact. Small boat sailing is changing fast with lots of new designs for a Little Laser, the expert. Laser Pico offers the benefit of the latest design and technology for sailors of all abilities and ages - and that is great a LOT of Fun! news for the sport.'

Unique lifting Racing with Laser Pico Easy to lift rudder keeps the blade in Laser Pico racing is enjoyed at Club perfect condition. level, and at annual UK national events (with over forty boats on the start line). Centreboard Ask the Laser team for further details. ‘A shock absorber on a sailboat.’ Another example of the attention to What else do I need? detail on Laser Pico. At the back of the Laser Pico is supplied complete and centreboard case is a shock absorber to ready to sail - if you wish to enjoy protect the hull and the centreboard top specification simply add the should you run aground. sport pack. Reducing Sail ‘It’s easy on the Laser Pico, the unique Laser reef® system can be operated when afloat.’ The mainsail simply furls around the mast - simple as that! There are no knots to tie!

16 “ and launching does not come much simpler. Motion through the waves is excellent. is a joy... both at rest and in motion, basic form stability is excellent... simple systems and a superb layout make her a pleasure to helm or crew.” YACHTS &

Length 4.44m Beam 1.85m Hull Weight 100kg Mainsail Area 8.75m2 Jib Area 3.03m2 Gennaker Area 9.86m2

Combi-Tec Mainsail with Laser reefing system

High Boom

Furling Jib

Gennaker Chute

Here is a sailboat born for club it can be all too precarious. The racing with a dynamic yet forgiving hull Laser 2000 makes you feel secure. Centreboard shape, an easily controlled combi-tec The dynamic hull is easy to raise and lower mainsail and rig that is ideal for less powerful yet provides experienced sailors for whom the great stability... Laser 2000 has years of built-in Body contour side deck and a dry ride progression included. for comfortable sailing The moment you step aboard you will The deep cockpit provides be reassured by the stability... Turn a real sit-in feel... and the power on and you will appreciate Self Draining Cockpit inspires confidence the dynamics. Laser 2000 is both The Laser 2000 provides lots of leg easily driven and quick. room and a deep cockpit, which is Going fast means lots of spray. But Maxaerofoil Rudder reassuring for newcomers. So many of on the Laser 2000 (unlike lots of For easy handling and control the other new designs give a sit on other modern designs) it’s deflected ride. Exciting yes, but for family sailing away from the crew.

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PY The top performance family boat, 1089 Laser 2000 offers the excitement of gennaker sailing to those who, until now, had felt it was the exclusive domain of the very top sailors.

Two forward stowage Deep Cockpit Hull Topsides compartments means in and not on! deflect spray away from crew for a drier ride

18 LASER 2000 ‘I selected Laser 2000 for club racing. No other boat offered the combination of performance and excitement that enables me to sail with a wide range of abilities and family members. The performance is impressive... I’ve got some prizes to prove it!’ TOM HUTCHINSON

rudder keeps the Laser 2000 firmly even be reefed when the conditions Direct, precise on track in conditions where other require. A standard specification boats are struggling to on. furling jib means Laser 2000 can handling... and The power source is a modern and be transformed into a single-hander easily handled rig. A combi-tec in under ten seconds. It takes little great control Mylar mainsail incorporates a full more to simultaneously launch and length top batten and shorter recover the gennaker and gennaker Laser 2000 was designed by Phil battens further down the sail. pole with a single line hoist and Morrison and developed by the Latest sail materials benefit from drop system. Sail and rig controls Laser Team, so has the same full length batten control but a fully are perfectly positioned and easy to pedigree as the Laser 4000 and battened sail is hard to de-power adjust. The loads on the gennaker, shares their impeccable handling and presents problems ashore (can so often an issue on modern boats, characteristics. The feedback from easily blow a boat off its trolley). can easily be managed by the steering system is both light The Laser combi-tec system offers lightweight or young sailors in heavy and precise. The maxaerofoil the best of both worlds and can winds.

JEAN-MARIE LIOT

19 “The new designs have certainly attracted many newcomers to sailing, but most are simply too extreme for them. Laser 2000 is definitely the real thing and can be enjoyed by anyone who has completed a week’s sailing course. What is more, it is also a popular choice with our instructors and that’s a unique combination.” PORTSMOUTH OUTDOOR CENTRE

JEAN-MARIE LIOT

Laser 2000 Club Racing Laser 2000... different days thanks to the unique When you collect your Laser 2000 it Unique versatility reefing system and furling jib! is ready to race and raring to go. The ride is smooth, the sailing You can sail in comfort... Club racing and Laser 2000 are a position is perfect and the confidence The huge self-draining cockpit is great combination. There is a massive factor high, thanks to a real ‘sit in’ ergonomically designed to provide choice of sailing clubs where you can feel. It’s a chameleon character that great driving and crewing positions both race and keep your boat (contact has different moods to suit the whatever the conditions, whether you the Laser Team for details) and you occasion. Its handling and are on the side deck or the rail. A will be impressed by the performance performance will impress the high boom adds to the pleasure of - in all conditions. enthusiast and tempt them into the Laser 2000. Like all Laser , the Laser race track, yet it has the 2000 has strict one design rules temperament and versatility to allow Ownership: which prevent go fast extras and you to take it easy: you can load up The attention to detail means the winners are the best with family and equipment for a day continues... sailors - not necessarily those with the out, newcomers and youngsters can For towing, launching and recovery, biggest bank balance! be taught aboard really easily and you maintenance and getting ready for can even have different engines for action, turn to page 37. Weekends and holidays with Laser 2000 When you invest in a Laser you enter a unique world (there are owners in more than 120 countries worldwide). You can enjoy Laser 2000 events and take your boat to regattas both at home and abroad. Why not combine a family holiday with a family race week. There are lots to choose from at some exceptional venues. They provide a unique holiday cocktail, mixing race action, après sail and time for some relaxed sailing away from the race track. For details of Laser 2000 events and family sailing weeks, contact the Laser Team, the Class Association or visit www.laser2000.lasersailing.com

20 Self draining cockpit keeps the area dry when sailing or left on a mooring

Leave unattended on a mooring

Length 4.94m Beam 2.00m Hull weight 190kg Mainsail 11.11m2 Jib 3.42m2 Gennaker 12.54m2

A machine that relishes being put Ownership through its paces yet is equally perfect The attention to detail for family demands with enough space continues... for a clutch of children and For towing, launching and recovery, consumables. From fast passages maintenance and getting ready for with just the two of you to a leisurely action, turn to page 33. Plenty of room aboard for the whole family holiday meander with family and friends, it delivers versatility without even a hint of compromise. Trapeze Option Laser Stratos provides a perfect platform for trapezing

Furling Jib can be furled in less than 10 seconds

Single line gennaker hoist and gennaker pole launch system developed for Grand Prix racing Lasers

High freeboard and flared keep life on board extremely dry

Hand-built Hull is robust; virtually maintenance free yet weighs just 190kg making launch and recovery so easy

Maxaerofoil Rudder provides light and precise steering, Unique Sail-safe system direct instant feedback to helm allows water into a stand-alone side tank area in the event of a capsize. Ensures that Laser Stratos floats at just the right level to enable getting onto the centreboard. Drains rapidly once righted

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PY Making sailing easier, more exciting and 1095 more appealing. Compare Laser Stratos to a latest generation quality sports family estate car: rewarding and reassuring handling, powerful and fun to drive...

Combi-tec mainsail with Easy access via Deep Cockpit 12.54m2 Gennaker unique Laser reef system lowered foredeck Lots of leg room, easily operated, a real bonus Latest Mylar materials with full-length top makes mooring and coming ashore comfortable sailing for day sailor performance batten for perfect sail shape. Quickly easier - inspires confidence in position reduce sail area while afloat beginners coming aboard

Mainsheet Hoop ensures that the mainsheet is kept high and out of the way of crew. Also provides useful secure handhold for moving around cockpit area

Buoyant Mast

Elliptical centre console seat

Optional outboard engine bracket

Hard Chine Underwater skegline creates an inherently provides added directional stability stable hull

22 As the keel is so simple to raise and lower you can still creep into those shallow water corners when exploring, leaving other keelboats outside! You can also launch and recover easily. With the keel raised the is just 30cm.

Length 4.94m Beam 2.00m Hull weight 190kg Lifting keel 100kg Mainsail 11.11 m 2 Jib 3.42m2 Gennaker 12.54m2

On board there is a comfortable “Sometimes we leave cockpit with acres of space. The Laser her on a mooring.... Stratos KEEL has been designed for Until we want to try comfort. Controls are all to hand making the sailing easy, whilst the hull somewhere else. Launching is easier than

shape delivers a smooth dry ride. The MIKE AUSTEN specification is comprehensive. we’d ever have believed - Features include all the standard items even in the shallowest you would expect to find on the extras of water... list of many other boats. A furling jib means that with one controlled movement the sail just furls away, which is perfect for returning to the marina or approaching a mooring. The mainsail can be easily reefed within minutes, whilst sailing. For downwind sailing a gennaker is both easy and fun

to use and enhances the boats MIKE AUSTEN performance. Easily handled performance is just what you need for day sailing. The ability to have enough sail power to ...Then it’s lunch and bring you home when the wind goes drinks into those big light and against the tide, and the confidence that you will feel comfortable storage bags... in a building breeze. Both are delivered on the Laser Stratos KEEL. But it is the

way the performance is delivered that MIKE AUSTEN makes sailing her so enjoyable. The ergonomic design makes steering light and handling precise. The control lines

are perfectly placed allowing for a MIKE AUSTEN ...Lower the keel. comfortable seating position. You will be surprised how quickly and effortlessly That takes seconds.... you go. And away!”

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PY Laser Stratos KEEL inspires confidence. 1100 With a 100kg lifting keel there is so much reassuring stability, whether you are stepping onto the boat when it is dockside, on a mooring, or when you are sailing.

“Rock in Cornwall, Salcombe in Devon, Abersoch in Wales, Brancaster in Norfolk. On the South Coast it’s Bosham...”

Everyone has their favourite place. Laser Stratos KEEL is designed

MIKE AUSTEN to be the perfect partner in places like these. Keelboat stability, lots of space for family and friends and incorporating so many of the innovations of recent years that have made sailing so much easier and enjoyable. Laser Stratos KEEL is handmade and beautifully built. Rigging takes just minutes. Launch and recovery is easy and virtually no maintenance is required. When you select a Laser Stratos KEEL you have the after sales support around the world... from Laser.

24 THE CONCEPT carry so they have an advantage. A system of adjustable racks and For decades, one design sailboats have In heavy winds, big people have the correctors removes crew physique provided close racing. Yet no matter weight and leverage to handle the from the winning formula. how uniform the design of boat, crew power. No surprises then, to see It’s an award winning system that has weight and height has always been an results reflecting this. been proven internationally in the Laser important part of the winning formula. Laser CREW POWER EQUALISATION race programme. It has raised the In light winds, sailors with slighter is a unique method of solving this game in one design racing. physique have less dead weight to irregularity in one design racing. AND IT IS UNIQUE TO LASER.

Length 4.64m Beam 1.50 - 2.30m Hull Weight 80kg Sail Areas: Mainsail 10.80m2 Jib 3.90m2 Gennaker 17.10m2

THE BOAT: LASER 4000 To see how you would sail your Example: Designed by Phil Morrison to provide Laser 4000, read off the weights of Helm weight 77kg high performance asymmetric sailing helm and crew. This will give you: Crew weight 66kg to strict one design rules. Developed 1. your rack setting would sail on rack position 7 to compete in a new format of 2. how many weight correctors to carry carrying 3 weight correctors. sailboat racing. AND UNIQUE TO LASER. Crew weight (in sailing gear) kg THE EVENTS: 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 59888888888888888877766655544443332222 Grand Prix Racing in 60888888888888888777666555544433332221 the UK and Europe 61888888888888888777666555544433332221 A new concept of racing demanded a 62888888888888887777665555444333322211 63888888888888887776665554444333222211 new concept of event. The race track 64888888888888877766655554443333222211 is short. So are the races. Usually 65888888888888777766655544443332222111 66888888888888777666555544433332222111 back to back. Three in a day is 67888888888887776666555444433322221111 normal. The closest sailboat racing 68888888888877776665555444333322221111 you will find. Great venues. Huge 69888888888877766665554444333222211111 708888888888777666555544433332222111114 après sail. The Laser race 71888888888777666655544443332222111111 programme is the Premier League of 72888888888777666555544433332222111111 73888888887776666555444433332221111111 sailing. AND UNIQUE TO LASER. 74888888877776665555444333322221111111 75888888877766655554444333322221111111 Getting ready for fair play 768888887777666555544433332222111111113 At all Laser 4000 events, the crew 77888888777666555544443333222211111111 78888887776666555444433332222111111111 power equalisation equipment (CPE) is 79888887776665555444433332222111111111 on hand. Helm and crew are weighed. 808888777666655544443333222211111111112 81888777766655554444333322221111111111 Leverage readings are taken. Total 82888777666655544443333222211111111111 weight and leverage results then 83887777666555544443332222111111111111 establish which rack setting and what 84887776666555444433332222111111111111 (in sailing gear) kg 858777766655554444333322211111111111111 correction weights must be used. 86877766665554444333322221111111111111 Getting ready for fair play takes just 87777666655554444333322211111111111111 88777666555544443333222211111111111111 minutes. To avoid temptation, random 89776666555544443333222211111111111111 checks are carried out at all regattas. 907766655554444333332221111111111111110 •Ask the sales team for a fuller 91766665555444433333222111111111111111 92766655554444333332221111111111111111 explanation of CPE for Laser 4000. 93666655554444333322221111111111111111 94666555544443333222221111111111111111 Helm weight CREW POWER EQUALISATION

25 LASER 4000

PY Reason for living: the best and closest 906 single trapeze crew equalised racing. A sailboat born for today’s racetrack, designed and developed to produce the closest, most exciting grand prix racing.

26 LASER 4000

27 “the best, closest “a boat that has been gennaker racing on developed by experts to offer” be appreciated by everyone”

Choose your après sail On Laser 4000 there are no prizes Rigged, ready to race and from chilled to hardcore... for expensive go fast extras. Class ready to win! rules ban them. No rewards for being After buying your Laser 4000, you will the lightest crew in a drifter or the be overwhelmed by a friendly and biggest team in a blow. Unique crew active support network of like-minded power equalisation sees to that. sailing nuts, giving you every opportunity to enjoy the Laser lifestyle, · Every Laser 4000 is identical. Latest at the pace you choose. On the water hull shape, new generation rig and you’ll find exceptional competition to asymmetric gennaker take Laser set your pulse racing... and an 4000 into the highest level of exceptional social scene to relax you “The circuit provides performance sailing. Yet so afterwards - European and UK Grand sophisticated is the design that high great sailing during the Prix circuits regularly see over two speed racing can be enjoyed with day, and great fun at hundred and fifty competitors and sublime control. their families taking part. night. Racing on both · Steering is light, perfectly balanced The active and friendly Class the Eurocup and UK and precise. Association adds even more to the Series has just the right · The self draining open plan deck pleasure of owning a Laser 4000 with ingredients” provides acres of space and the Gnav coaching, news, socials and entry into WILL GATEHOUSE system means massive working area major events. for the crew. “We bought a Laser · All systems are perfectly placed and easy to operate. 4000 for the closest · The gennaker and pole are launched crew equalised sailing - and recovered using a single line. The the social scene is also vital sail controls lead back to the a real bonus” helm. loads are easily managed by lightweight crews. PETE & LISA NICHOLAS The sum of Laser 4000’s qualities add up to a racing boat that has “If there are better raised the game. weekends than the UK “the definitive single Series, I’d like to know” trapeze sailboat” ROB ANDREWS

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30 Watertight access hatch storage for outboard motor, bracket and other essentials Custom made outboard bracket fitted in seconds

Single point keel lift

LOA 6.15m LWL 5.50m Beam 2.15m Draft 1.50m Removable Displacement keel post (ex crew) 625kg Sail Area: Main 18.0m2 Jib 9.3m2 Gennaker 46.0m2 Carbon Gennaker Pole

Launching and recovery simplicity itself with the custom trailer Our Checklist:

Open Sportsboat to be sailed by a crew of three ✔ Tow behind a ‘normal’ car ✔ Lifting keel ✔ Keelboat ‘stiffness’, dinghy performance ✔ Tacktick Sailmaster optional Dry and comfortable to sail (no hiking) ✔ Big rig, low sheet loads ✔ Spinlock One-piece balanced rudder ✔ cleating system Easy lock and release under load Good visibility ✔ Gnav (gives perfect control and allows acres of space) ✔ Harken hardware from Adjustable rig (fixed ) ✔ the Carbo and Hexaratchet range Simple fit-out of high quality ✔ Must look great! ✔ Sit-in Bars Promote on-board communication and level the playing field

High freeboard and flared gunwales keep life onboard extremely dry

One-piece Rudder balanced epoxy and carbon

31 LASER SB3

SBR A fast and exhilarating three handicap .870 man sportsboat with a modern powerful rig. Laser SB3 offers enthusiastic one-design and

Gnav System Creates additional space sportsboat racing in comfort. for crew manoeuvres

Mainsail Gennaker bag Covered Adjustable Self-draining Hi-tech x-ply Mylar with pockets for keelbox cockpit day sailing extras provides a clean uncluttered cockpit

Cockpit foot rails

32 LASER SB3

“When it comes to creating close, one design, large fleet racing, I think Laser” IAN WALKER Skipper, GBR Challenge

“Upwind the racing is “It is such a relief to incredibly close and is sail a keelboat where comparable with one can be entirely keelboat sailing; as soon independent of marinas, as you turn downwind lifts and four-wheel-drive you turn on the fun and vehicles! The whole excitement of dinghy launching process sailing” is a straightforward ROB ANDREWS two-man job” Close competition is guaranteed by MARK RUSHALL one-design class rules for hull, rig and Yachts & Yachting boat test sails, banning expensive extras. Together with the no-hiking rule, a On its custom built trailer, the 3 monitoring system at events to uphold Laser SB can be towed comfortably the crew weight limit of 270kg behind a normal family car and is ensures a truly level playing field. easy to manhandle around the boat park. The mast is raised without the need for special equipment and it is “Laser has a reputation not necessary to enlist the help of for being the best at the local rugby team for launching. creating awesome one- design race circuits, taking in quality venues “SB3 racing has proved to be everything I hoped for and including the now and more. One design is the only way to go for really legendary après sail” good racing now, and the SB3 gives close tactical CHRIS BLACKBURN upwind sailing with lively performance offwind, and Laser SB3 Product Manager the boat is hassle free for moving around. The fleet is friendly but competitive, and we have been to some Drawing on Laser’s extensive experience in one-design sailboats and great venues. With a fast growing fleet, it’s only race circuits, the future of SB3 racing going to get better!” JERRY HILL is a rich collection of the best events Laser SB3 National Champion 2003 at top venues in the UK and Europe. 33 Winning won’t Technical Details: short battens. Large windows in the jib and mainsail offer a wide field of view. Design Tony Castro, with his proven depend on the success in sportsboat design as well as Spars achievements in other keelboat classes MAST: Deck stepped Proctor Selden worldwide, was chosen by Laser for the silver anodised 4028 alloy section double fitness of the crew! SB3. It was clear from the outset that he mast, with custom side taper. shared Laser’s vision and passion for the Harken hardware, Spinlock PX jib power Thanks to the low aspect keel and a project and the result is a boat that Laser . very high ballast ratio the Laser SB3 and Tony Castro can be truly proud of. BOOM: Proctor Selden silver anodised super stiff alloy boom section. is an extremely stable and stiff Hull Foam sandwich FRP construction, POLE: Retractable tapered 81/52 filament sportsboat. With the implementation built to the legendary Olympic Laser build wound carbon tube. of a ‘no hiking rule’, race results rely quality. Robust, virtually maintenance free on skills and tactics and not on the and backed by a comprehensive three-year Hardware Fit-out exclusively by Harken, fitness of the crew. In fact the sit in hull warranty. chosen for strength and durability. Spinlock cleating system offers easy lock and bars effectively prevent hiking and Sails Mainsail and jib are manufactured release under load. promote on-board communication by Hyde from X-Ply Mylar. Both sails are a between crew members. full radial cut, with stitched seams, Foils One-piece, balanced rudder. Laser SB3 delivers racing in comfort providing durability and strength. The Reinforced with carbon, the rudder is without the athletics. mainsail has one full length and three manufactured out of epoxy with an epoxy foam core.

Low Aspect Keel Stainless steel main member with an epoxy foam core and polyester skin. Incorporating a lead bulb of 330 kg at the base. “Off the same beach you see beginners enjoying sailing for the first time and old timers amazed at just how much fun you can have on a Funboat” YVES BELIARD Watersports Co-ordinator, UCPA International

NEILSON

Length 3.90m Beam 1.25m Sail area 4.80m2 Hull weight 70kg Capacity 2 persons /175kg

Have you ever sat on a Just who can sail beach, looking longingly at Funboat? You accelerate with this a blue water playground If you can ride a bike, you can do it. and wishing you were out Age is immaterial. Just like a bike you there? steer and go... except on Funboat the wind does the work for you. Now sailing is for everyone... Get ready... it'll take just minutes. How do you get Funboat Slide the sail along the mast, pop the in the water? You steer with this mast into the boat, the rudder on the Simple! A lightweight custom trailer back, then you’re off. Enjoying every that’s easy to manoeuvre. Oh, and My favourite minute... looking back at the beach, even the smallest car. Funboat features... at people wishing they were out there So we arrive at the beach. by Matt Blakestone of Neilson, who is with you. How long does it really responsible for the 250-strong take to get going? Neilson fleet. Give yourselves ten minutes. It really The shape is incredibly easy. Funboat’s shape means there’s lots of stability wherever you sit. Far more What sort of looking after than on traditional sailboats. It also does Funboat need? means that Funboat slices through Well, you can sail Funboat up the the water. There’s stacks of room beach and not have to worry. She is inside. built to take the knocks year in, year The headroom out. As for maintenance, five minutes The boom is very, very high, which with a jet wash from time to time will means lots of room underneath and do the job. no need to bump your . Do I need to store The shape underneath Funboat inside? Most small boats have a centreboard No. You can even leave her outside all that needs to be lowered when going year round. afloat - and raised when coming back. Funboat’s unique shape means there’s no need for a centreboard. So no hassle leaving or returning to the beach.

35 FUNBOAT

Now sailing is for everyone... Everyone who wants to enjoy playing on water. Funboat is so easy. If you can ride a bike, then you can sail a Funboat.

NEILSON

36 Towing Laser Direct Laser boats each have a custom The ONLY Laser Direct is a dedicated team made trailer, which can be easily based at The Laser Centre who can towed behind a car (refer to your full service give advice on, and supply, all the car’s handbook to identify the gross spares and accessories you will trailing weight). manufacturer of require for your boat. Whether these Launching and Recovery are new pieces of kit, or replacement parts, the team will be able to answer It’s easy. All Lasers have specially your questions and recommend the designed lightweight launching trolleys, sailing right products. most of which combine with their Laser Direct stock a wide range of respective trailers. These are well and . quality wet and dry suits, buoyancy balanced which means easy launching aids and clothing to make your and landing. Laser Sales Team experience on the water as Maintenance Laser offers a unique sales and after comfortable as possible. All Lasers are very simple to look sales service, which is second to Remember; once you have ordered after. Whether the boat is fibreglass none. your boat, you can choose all the or Tecrothene 109 they are robust, From the moment you call a accompanying items from Laser great looking and, other than a rinse member of the specialist sales team, Direct and collect them in one go with fresh water and a squirt of or visit The Laser Centre showroom, when you take delivery of your boat – WD40 on the moving parts, they you will be looked after. The experts a one-stop shop to save you time and require little maintenance. Hulls are can provide advice on which boat will effort! What could be better? difficult to damage in day-to-day use, best suit your requirements, and If you prefer to shop online, Laser however if you do have a knock they answer all your questions relating to Direct has a secure e-commerce site, are easily repaired; step-by-step the purchase of a new or used boat. with part identification, photographs, guides (for GRP boats) can be found The Laser Team can also and promotions – simply log onto on www.lasersailing.com recommend and supply the correct www.lasersailing.com spares and accessories and even provide all the clothing you will require Customer Services to make your sailing experience Laser also has a dedicated Customer complete. Service Desk. Simply email your query Contact our specialist sales team to [email protected] at [email protected] or telephone 01327 841608 – we or telephone 01327 841600. will be pleased to help.

37 Club Laser Corporate Sales Learn with Laser More than 16,000 people now enjoy Laser has a dedicated team to ensure A large number of sailing schools and the benefits of Club Laser that corporate fleet customers enjoy a clubs throughout the UK have fleets of membership. Launched in 2001, the first class service and a unique range Lasers available for test sails, aim is to provide members with a of privileges. beginners’ courses and advanced regular newsletter, containing features The Corporate Sales team can tailor training for family sailing to racing. by leading sailors and industry packages to meet your requirements Members of the Laser Sales Team specialists, competitions, discounts – whether boats are for a sailing club will be happy to recommend the schemes with partnership or holiday company. sailing school or club nearest to you organisations and much more. Services include customising sails (or visit www.lasersailing.com) With the increase in traffic via the and hulls with corporate liveries, staff so that you can take advantage of the worldwide web and the development product training to ensure everyone local facilities available. of www.lasersailing.com can get the best out of the boats much of the activity for Club Laser (usually undertaken at one of the members is driven through the Laser Sailing Centres). website. This allows Laser to get In addition, the Corporate Sales information to its members in a time Team can arrange delivery of fleet efficient manner. boats direct to your door – anywhere It is Laser’s intention to continue to in the world. provide an on-line Club for Laser For further information on corporate sailors and/or owners and to widen sales or for a fleet quotation, email the scope of information, activities, [email protected] events, seminars, and hints & tips. or telephone 01327 841621/622.

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