| Length: 4.23m (13ft 10ins) |
| Width: 1.37m (4ft 6ins) |
| Weight: |
| Country: United Kingdom |
| Keel Type: Daggerboard |
| Rig Type: Bermuda Una Sleeved |
| Crew: 1 |
| Trapeze: none |
| Sail Area: 7.06 sq. m |
| Spinnaker Type: No spinnaker |
| Spinnaker Area: 0 sq.m |
| Designer(s): Bruce Kirby |
| Design Year: 1970 |
| Builder: Laser |
| Boats Built: 202000 At Date: 2019 |
| Alternate Names and Variations | ||
| ILCA 4 | UK | Same as Laser 4.7 |
| ILCA 6 | UK | Same as Laser Radial |
| ILCA 7 | UK | Same as standard Laser |
| Laser 4.7 | UK | This uses a different mast section and has a 4.7sq.m. sail area |
| Laser 8.1 | UK | Developed by Rooster Sailing this uses a different mast section and has 8.1sq.m. of sail area. |
| Laser Radial | UK | This uses a shorter lower mast section and has a 5.76sq.m. sail area. |
| Laser Standard | UK | Same as standard Laser |
| Rooster 8.1 | UK | Developed by Rooster Sailing this uses a different mast section and has 8.1sq.m. of sail area. |
Men and Women’s Olympic single hander designed by Bruce Kirby. Different rigs allow a wide range of users with the same hull.
The Laser Radial has a lower mast and smaller sail area (5.76 sq m instead of 7.06 sq m), the Laser 4.7 has a 4.7 sq.m sail whilst the Rooster 8.1 rig has 8.1 sq.m. sail area.
 
| Class Association website: http://www.laser.org.uk/ |
 
 
Handicap History >> 
| Handicap Rating History | |||||
| Year | Rating | ||||
| RYA 2 Digit Handicaps | |||||
| 1973 | 95 | ||||
| PY Type R; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| RYA 3 Digit Handicaps | |||||
| 1981 | 114 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1982 | 114 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1983 | 114 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1984 | 114 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1985 | 114 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1986 | 114 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group centreboard; | |||||
| 1987 | 114 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1988 | 114 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group CENTREBOARD; | |||||
| 1989 | 114 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group CENTREBOARD; | |||||
| 1990 | 114 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group centreboard; | |||||
| 1991 | 114 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1991 | 117 | ||||
| Radial PY Type R; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1992 | 114 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1992 | 117 | ||||
| Radial PY Type R; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1993 | 114 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1993 | 117 | ||||
| Radial PY Type R; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1994 | 114 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group CENTREBOARD; | |||||
| 1994 | 117 | ||||
| Radial PY Type R; PY Group CENTREBOARD; | |||||
| 1995 | 114 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group CENTREBOARD; | |||||
| 1995 | 117 | ||||
| Radial PY Type R; PY Group CENTREBOARD; | |||||
| RYA 4 Digit Handicaps | |||||
| 1996 | 1077 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1996 | 1099 | ||||
| Radial PY Type R; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1997 | 1078 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1997 | 1101 | ||||
| Radial PY Type R; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1998 | 1078 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group CENTREBOARD; | |||||
| 1998 | 1101 | ||||
| Radial PY Type Secondary; PY Group CENTREBOARD; | |||||
| 1999 | 1078 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 1999 | 1101 | ||||
| Radial PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2000 | 1078 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2000 | 1101 | ||||
| Radial PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2001 | 1078 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2001 | 1101 | ||||
| Radial PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2002 | 1078 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2002 | 1101 | ||||
| Radial PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2003 | 1078 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group centreboard; | |||||
| 2003 | 1101 | ||||
| Radial PY Type Primary; PY Group centreboard; | |||||
| 2004 | 1078 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2004 | 1101 | ||||
| Radial1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2005 | 1078 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2005 | 1101 | ||||
| Radial1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2006 | 1078 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2006 | 1101 | ||||
| Radial1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2007 | 1078 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2007 | 1101 | ||||
| Radial1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2008 | 1078 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una rig; PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2008 | 1101 | ||||
| Radial1 Crew; Una rig; PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2009 | 1078 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una rig; PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2009 | 1101 | ||||
| Radial1 Crew; Una rig; PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2010 | 1080 | ||||
| PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2010 | 1104 | ||||
| Radial PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2010 | 1053 | ||||
| 8.1 rig PY Type R; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2011 | 1082 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker;P PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2011 | 1106 | ||||
| Radial1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker;P PY Type Primary; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2011 | 1052 | ||||
| 8.1 rig1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker;R PY Type R; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2012 | 1085 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Dinghy; | |||||
| 2012 | 1110 | ||||
| Radial1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Dinghy; | |||||
| 2012 | 1050 | ||||
| 8.1 rig1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Dinghy; | |||||
| 2013 | 1087 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Dinghy; | |||||
| 2013 | 1117 | ||||
| Radial1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Dinghy; | |||||
| 2013 | 1050 | ||||
| 8.1 rig1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Dinghy; | |||||
| 2014 | 1088 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Dinghy; | |||||
| 2014 | 1122 | ||||
| Radial1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Dinghy; | |||||
| 2014 | 1044 | ||||
| 8.1 rig1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Dinghy; | |||||
| 2015 | 1091 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Keelboat; | |||||
| 2015 | 1135 | ||||
| Radial1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Experimental; PY Group Dinghy; | |||||
| 2015 | 1040 | ||||
| 8.1 rig1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Dinghy; | |||||
| 2016 | 1095 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Dinghy; | |||||
| 2016 | 1136 | ||||
| Radial1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Dinghy; | |||||
| 2016 | 1040 | ||||
| 8.1 rig1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Dinghy; | |||||
| 2017 | 1097 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2017 | 1200 | ||||
| 4.7 rig1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2017 | 1139 | ||||
| Radial1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2017 | 1045 | ||||
| 8.1 rig1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2018 | 1098 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2018 | 1207 | ||||
| 4.7 rig1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2018 | 1142 | ||||
| Radial1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2018 | 1051 | ||||
| 8.1 rig1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2019 | 1099 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2019 | 1207 | ||||
| 4.7 rig1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2019 | 1145 | ||||
| Radial1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2019 | 1051 | ||||
| 8.1 rig1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2020 | 1100 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2020 | 1208 | ||||
| 4.7 rig1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2020 | 1147 | ||||
| Radial1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2020 | 1045 | ||||
| 8.1 rig1 Crew; Una rig; No spinnaker; PY Type Main; PY Group Centreboard; | |||||
| 2021 | 1208 ILCA 4 / Laser 4.7 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| 2021 | 1147 ILCA 6 / Laser Radial | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| 2021 | 1100 ILCA 7 / Laser | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| 2021 | 1045 Rooster 8.1 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| 2022 | 1208 ILCA 4 / Laser 4.7 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| Previously recorded as Laser 4.7 | |||||
| 2022 | 1147 ILCA 6 / Laser Radial | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| Previously recorded as Laser Radial | |||||
| 2022 | 1100 ILCA 7 / Laser | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| Previously recorded as Laser | |||||
| 2022 | 1045 Rooster 8.1 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| 2023 | 1210 ILCA 4 / Laser 4.7 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| Previously recorded as Laser 4.7 | |||||
| 2023 | 1150 ILCA 6 / Laser Radial | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| Previously recorded as Laser Radial | |||||
| 2023 | 1101 ILCA 7 / Laser | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| Previously recorded as Laser | |||||
| 2023 | 1035 Rooster 8.1 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| 2024 | 1213 ILCA 4 / Laser 4.7 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| 2024 | 1154 ILCA 6 / Laser Radial | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| 2024 | 1102 ILCA 7 / Laser | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| 2024 | 1025 Rooster 8.1 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| 2025 | 1216 ILCA 4 / Laser 4.7 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| 2025 | 1154 ILCA 6 / Laser Radial | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| 2025 | 1104 ILCA 7 / Laser | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||
| 2025 | 1021 Rooster 8.1 | ||||
| 1 Crew; Una Rig; No Spinnaker; | |||||
| RYA PY Type: Main; RYA Group: Dinghy; | |||||