- Laser Radial
Infobox Sailboat Specifications
numberofcrew = One
loa = 4.23 m (13 ft 10.5 in)
lwl = 3.81 m (12 ft 6 in)
beam = 1.37 m (4 ft 7 in)
draft = .787 m (2 ft 7 in)
hull = 56.7 kg (125 lb)
mastheight =
mainsail = 5.7 m2 (62 ftsu|p=2)
dpn =
phrf =
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currentoly = yes
formerolympic = The Laser Radial is a popularone-design class of small sailing dinghy built byVanguard Sailboats . It is a singlehanded boat, meaning that it is sailed by one person. The Laser Radial is a variant of theLaser Standard , with shorter mast and reduced sail area, allowing light sailors to sail in heavy winds.The Laser Radial was chosen as the Olympic class for singlehanded women starting with the 2008 summer games regatta in Qingdao, China. Medal winners in the series were: Gold–
Anna Tunnicliffe (USA), Silver–Gintarė Volengevičiūtė (Lithuania), Bronze–Xu Lijia (People's Republic of China). [Cite web
url=http://www.sailing.org/olympics/resultscentre.php
title=Laser Radial - Women - Overall Results
work=Beijing Olympics 2008
accessdate=2008-08-19
publisher=ISAF]Other noted Laser Radial sailors include
Michael Blackburn , Krystal Weir, Paige Railey, Steve Cockerill, Matt Baddeley, andBen Ainslie .References
External links
* [http://www.laserperformance.com/ Web site] of the manufacturer, Vanguard Sailboats
* [http://www.lasersailing.com/disp/uk/range/introduction Guide to the various sizes of Laser sailboats]
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