Engineering:Laser Radial

Short description: Olympic sailing class

Class symbol
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
RYA PN	1110
Current Olympic equipment

The Laser Radial or ILCA 6 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 World Sailing.

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 Youth Laser Radial World Championship

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2009, Karatsu |Keerati Bualong (THA) |Aleksander Arian (POL) |Filip Kobielski (POL) |- |File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg
2010, Largs |Giovanni Coccoluto (ITA) |Tadeusz Kubiak (POL) |Luca Antognoli (ITA) |- |
2011, La Rochelle |Giovanni Coccoluto (ITA) |Elliot Hanson (GBR) |Eliot Merceron (FRA) |- |File:Flag of United States.svg
2022, Shoreacres |Mattia Cesana (ITA) |Erik Norlén (SWE) |Caleb Armit (NZL) |- |
2023, Dziwnów |Mattia Cesana (ITA) |Dima Karabadzhak (UKR) |Hidde Schraffordt (NED) |- |
2024, Mar del Plata |Antonio Pascali (ITA) |Rem Pulci Magen (ISR) |Jake Homberger (USA) |}

Men's Youth Under 21 Laser Radial World Championship

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2011, La Rochelle |Template:Country data PUR |Mitchell KENNEDY (AUS) |Elliot HANSON (GBR) |}

Men's Youth Under 17 Laser Radial World Championship

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2009, Karatsu |Philip DORAN (IRL) |Oliver LOUGHEAD (IRL) |Nevin SNOW (USA) |- |
2011, La Rochelle |Template:Country data PUR |Mark SPEARMAN (AUS) |Kaarle TAPPER (FIN) |}

Women's Youth Laser Radial World Championship

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2009, Karatsu |Mathilde de Kerangat (FRA) |Ashley Stoddart (AUS) |Michelle Broekhuizen (NED) |- |File:Flag of United Kingdom.svg
2010, Largs |Erika Reineke (USA) |Manami Doi (JPN) |Michelle Broekhuizen (NED) |- |
2011, La Rochelle |Erika Reineke (USA) |Oren Jacob (ISR) |Sandy Fauthoux (FRA) |- |File:Flag of United States.svg
2022, Shoreacres |Eve McMahon (IRL) |Linda Hensel (GER) |Tea Peteh (CRO) |- |
2023, Dziwnów |Emma Mattivi (ITA) |Ginevra Caracciolo (ITA) |Roos Wind (NED) |- |
2024, Mar del Plata |Maria Vittoria Arseni (ITA) |Sienna Wright (IRL) |Ginevra Caracciolo (ITA) |}

Women's Youth (Under 21) Laser Radial World Championship

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2023, Tangier |Eve McMahon (IRE) |Anja von Allmen (SUI) |Carlotta Rizzardi (ITA) |}

Women's Youth (Under 17) Laser Radial World Championship

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2009, Karatsu |Ashley Stoddart (AUS) |Alexandra SOUTH (AUS) |Momoko TADA (FRA) |- |
2011, La Rochelle |Maxime JONKER (NED) |Constanze STOLZ (GER) |Celine CARLSEN (DEN) |}

Open Apprentice Masters Laser Radial World Championship

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2010 |Scott LEITH (NZL) |Jean-Christophe LEYDET (FRA) |Matthias BRUEHL (GER) |}

Open Masters Laser Radial World Championship

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2010 |Stephen COCKERILL (GBR) |Joao RAMOS (BRA) |Hamish ATKINSON (NZL) |}

Open Grand Masters Laser Radial World Championship

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2010 |Lyndall PATTERSON (AUS) |Alden SHATTUCK (USA) |Bruce MARTINSON (USA) |}

Open Great Grand Masters Laser Radial World Championship

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2010 |Keith WILKINS (GBR) |Peter SEIDENBERG (USA) |Johan Stam (NED) |}

See also

• Laser (dinghy)
• Laser 4.7
• Men's Laser Radial World Championships
• Women's Laser Radial World Championships

External links

• International Laser Association
• Web site of a manufacturer, LaserPerformance
• History of the Laser Class
• ISAF Laser Radial Class