Dublin Laser Sailors Lead Nationals in Standard, Radial & 4.7 Rigs

23rd August 2015

#laser – Laser sailors toasted Finn Lynch's fine fourth place performance at the U21–world championships in Dun Laoghaire last night but they were also counting up their own points after seven races at the Laser dinghy national championships at the National Yacht Club.

Going into today's final rounds Howth Yacht Club's Ronan Cull continues his lead of the 20–boat standard division on nine points with Colin Leonard three points adrift in second. Third is the host club's Rory Lynch.

In the 51–boat radial fleet another National YC sailor, Daniel Raymond, has the lead from Royal St. George YC neighbour Patrick Cahill. Henry Higgins of the Royal St. George continues his lead in the 42–boat 4.7 rig division. Results are downloadable below.

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About the ILCA/Laser Dinghy

The ILCA, formerly known as the Laser, is the most produced boat in the world, with 220,000 units built since 1971.

It's easy to see why the single-handed dinghy has won the title of the most widely distributed boat of all time.

The Laser is a one-design dinghy, the hulls being identical but three rigs that can be used according to the size and weight of the sailor.

The class is international, with sailors from 120 countries. The boat has also been an Olympic class since 1996, being both the men's and women's singlehanded dinghy.

Three rigs are recognised by the International Laser Class Association (ILCA):