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Irish One-Two In Men's Laser Radial At Lake Garda
#Laser - Fionn Lyden and Robbie Gilmore made it a strong one-two finish for Ireland in the men's Laser Radial at the Europa Cup Italy regatta on Lake Garda at the weekend. September's sailor of the month Lyden is certainly…
2013 Irish Laser National Championships Marks 30-Year Cork Harbour Anniversary
#laser – The Irish Laser Nationals are heading for Crosshaven in 2013 and Cork reader Paul Tingle has been in touch to remind us there will be a celebration of a 30–year anniversary there when the class sails again, a…
Laser Sailing Across the Irish Sea Video
UK Laser sailors Steve Cockerill and David Summerville embarked on a challenge of a lifetime last May when as they sailed Laser dinghies across the Irish Sea from from Howth (Ireland) to Holyhead (Wales) to raise funds for Mind and…
Burke Takes Reins of SB20 Class, 2013 Fixtures Published
As out going Chairman of SB20 Ireland it gives me great pleasure to be handing over to the very experienced Justin Burke. Being part of an emerging class was a very exciting prospect when I took over three years ago.…
Irish Laser Sailors Earn International Success as Home Fleet Grows
#lasersailing – With news that Finn Lynch has added a European youth title to his ISAF Youth Silver medal Irish Laser sailing is on a high with international results coming at Olympic and youth level and for the domestic scene…
Big Fleet Expected for Howth Laser Frostbite Series
#hyc – Dun Laoghaire RS200 Champion Sean Craig is among a number of top dinghy sailors moving to the Laser dinghy next month for the Howth Yacht Club's Frostbites starting on November 4th. The format consists of two short races…
Espey Reigns Supreme as Irish Laser Class Champion
#laser – The VonZipper Laser National Championships under International Race Officer Con Murphy concluded on Dublin Bay yesterday with two final races in a stiff SE'ly sea breeze. In the Standard (Full) rig class, Irish London Olympic Men's Single handed…
Annalise Marks Move to Big Rig with Race Wins at Irish Laser Nationals
#laser – A highlight of the Laser class National championships at the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire has to be Annalise Murphy's performance in her first event ever sailing the bigger standard rig as opposed to her usual Radial…
Annalise Murphy Makes Return to Home Waters for Irish Laser Nationals
#laser – London Olympian Annalise Murphy who scored Ireland's top Olympic sailing result for 32 years earlier this month in Weymouth made a welcome return to her home waters of Dublin Bay yesterday to compete in the first race of…
Sailors Welcomed to NYC for Irish Laser Nationals
#LASER - The Irish Laser National Championships begin today in Dun Laoghaire running till Sunday 26 August, and the National Yacht Club has posted all the details Laser sailors will need regarding their visit for the weekend's competition. Aside from…
Irish Junior Success at UK Laser Championships
Dun Laoghaire's Conor O'Beirne of the Royal St George YC won the Laser 4.7 UK Championships in Abersoch at this week-long regatta. Sailed in a variety of conditions from heavy to medium shifty conditions with a few light races thrown…
Laser Leinster Sailing Titles Go To Three Provinces
#lasersailing – Consistency was certainly the key to success in the Laser Leinster Championships at Howth over the weekend, with the winners in the Standard, Radial and 4.7 rigs showing impressive form in varying wind conditions to take the titles…
Laser Leinsters at Howth this weekend
#hyc – Howth Yacht Club will be hosting the Laser Leinster Championships this weekend (16th-17th June), with Principal Race Officer David Lovegrove planning on three races a day. Registration will be open from 0900hrs on Saturday morning and late entries…
UK Laser Sailors in £50K Irish Sea Crossing Challenge
#LASER - A pair of British sailors are set to embark on an intrepid crossing of the Irish Sea using just two single-handed Laser dingies. David Summerville and Steve Cockerill had originally planned to make the crossing in September last…
New Laser League for Dublin Bay
#LASER – The single handed Laser dinghy made a welcome return to Dublin Bay racing last year with up to 20 boats racing on a Tuesday evening as part of the regular Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) season. And for…
Howth Laser Frostbite Inter-Club Laser Masters Challenge
#LASER – All Master Laser sailors are invited to compete in the second running of the Laser Inter-club Masters' Challenge being held by Howth Yacht Club on Saturday 10th March as the finale to the Laser Frostbite Series. All Masters…

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):

  • ILCA 4: sail of 4.70m2
  • ILCA 6: sail of 5.76 m2
  • ILCA 7: sail of 7.06 m2