Laser 2 Sail Area

All retired before 1990.

Laser 2 sail area.

Teach a friend learn from a friend or race with a friend. Laser 2 sailboat boats for sale. Laser 2 does look like a laser but there are. Laser 2 sailboat with spinnaker.

To use that power all but the heaviest crews will need the trapeze. With 125 ft2 laser 2 has 49 ft2 more than a laser on a longer and slightly heavier hull. Category length posted over 1 month. There was the laser ii fun and the laser ii regatta a laser fun new wave which added an assym.

Alert for new listings. The laser is one of the most popular dinghy classes in history. Naturally sail area is the key to it. Racing is competitive but friendly.

The laser is a highly popular family of small one design sailing dinghies using the same common hull and interchangeable rigs with different sail areas. The laser is designed to be sailed single handed although class rules permit two sailors. The laser 2 has a convoluted history. The laser 2 is a double handed version of the popular laser one design class of small sailing dinghy it is a quick planing dinghy that differs from the laser in that it has a jib symmetric spinnaker and a trapeze for the crew.

Bruce kirby designed the laser in 1970 with an emphasis on simplicity and performance. A sail area displacement ratio below 16 would be considered under powered. Hull design is important here too. This is the boat you can start with and never outgrow.

It was designed by new zealander frank bethwaite and was first launched as a product in australia then north america in 1979 and in europe in 1980. Find one in your area. Up for sale is a great condition laser 2 with spinnaker for sale. For comparison the 420 carries 111 ft2 on a heavier shorter hull.