The Range LASER LASER RADIAL LASER 4.7 LASER VAGO LASER PICO LASER 2000 LASER STRATOS LASER STRATOS KEEL LASER 4000 LASER SB3 FUNBOAT CONTENTS PAGE 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 sailboat 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 sailing 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 dinghy 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 spinnaker Stable and reassuring Easy to handle Europe’s top 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 mainsail, larger Holiday companies’ most Selected by holiday companies Club, National and Continental Class racing gennaker and trapeze for popular product and sailing centres RYA official youth class top performance Vago XD Race sail 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 Optimist 3 THE RANGE 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 centreboard High performance High performance 1 Adult+child / Manageable performance Crew weight equalised lift keel sportsboat 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 hiking – 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 Hull 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 sails you are likely in over 120 countries. the two piece mast 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 course, 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. 6 FORMULA LASER 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” MARK RUSHALL professional sailor Length 4.20m Beam 1.56m Hull Weight 86kg Vago sail areas: Mainsail 8.00m2 Jib 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 dinghy sailing for the next generation of sailors worldwide.