Laser Full Rig Optimum Weight

The laser m rig is no longer in production.

Laser full rig optimum weight. You are not stuck with only one size rig for your laser hull. A laser is an olympic class single handed boat. But the sail area on the full rig laser is so huge that you cannot successfully sail it if you weigh under 175lbs 175 being the minimum to sail this with any success. The hull weighs a mere 130lbs.

The most apparent difference between a radial and full rig is the size. In order for females to be able to sail it there s another rig you can use. The target weight range for the full rig is very roughly 165 185 pounds. The laser 4 7 rig has a uk portsmouth yardstick number of 1200.

The different sail sizes roughly correspond to the weight of the sailor but can also be used to compensate for different wind conditions. The optimal weight for this rig is 110 145 lb 50 65 kg thus becoming an ideal boat for young sailors moving from the optimist rs tera who are still too light for a normal laser. Range but club sailors do well weighing in over 200 lbs. It is ideal for learning to sail or for the lighter weight sailor graduating from optimist.

The difference doesn t just stop at sail area though. It s a laser radial. From what i remember optimal weight for a radial is 160 lbs while optimal weight for a full rig is 190 lbs. In how the rigs are used remember the laser has three total spar pieces.

The international laser association recommend s the 4 7 for crew weights between 35 to 55 kg. A radial is 130 155lbs an the 4 7 is 105 125lbs.