The Laser Radial or ILCA 6 is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy, originally built by Laser Performance and World sailing approved manufactures. 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. It raced by women, U18 men and by male masters. The International Class is recognised by World Sailing. The class is referred to as the "Radial" due to the Radial technique used to create the sail with the panels stemming from the clew (far bottom corner) and reaching up the sail to the luff (the front edge). The boat is also often called the ILCA 6 due to Laser sailboats losing the rights to manufacture it after selling them to the class association.
Olympics The Laser Radial was chosen for singlehanded women discipline at the Summer Olympic starting with the 2008 Olympic Games in Qingdao, China and is still being raced at the Olympics.
World championships
Male World Championship
Female World Championship
Male & Female Under 18 World Championships
Female Under 21 World Championsip
Masters Laser Radial World Championship
World Sailing - Youth Sailing World Championships
Boys
Girls
See also Laser (dinghy) Laser 4.7 Class - Men's Laser Radial World Championships Class - Women's Laser Radial World Championships Class - ILCA Masters World Championships World Sailing - Youth Sailing World Championships
References
External links
International Laser Association Web site of a manufacturer, LaserPerformance History of the Laser Class ISAF Laser Radial Class