Laser 2 sailboat with spinnaker.
Laser 2 sail area.
Regattas welcome crew of any experience level.
There was the laser ii fun and the laser ii regatta a laser fun new wave which added an assym.
Teach a friend learn from a friend or race with a friend.
The laser is designed to be sailed single handed although class rules permit two sailors.
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.
Category length posted over 1 month.
Up for sale is a great condition laser 2 with spinnaker for sale.
Bruce kirby designed the laser in 1970 with an emphasis on simplicity and performance.
This is the boat you can start with and never outgrow.
Hull design is important here too.
Laser 2 does look like a laser but there are.
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.
The laser 2 is also often written as laser two officially laser ii and.
The laser is one of the most popular dinghy classes in history.
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.
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To use that power all but the heaviest crews will need the trapeze.
For comparison the 420 carries 111 ft2 on a heavier shorter hull.
With 125 ft2 laser 2 has 49 ft2 more than a laser on a longer and slightly heavier hull.
The laser 2 has a convoluted history.
A sail area displacement ratio below 16 would be considered under powered.
16 to 20 would indicate reasonably good performance.
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Racing is competitive but friendly.