Laser Radial
The Laser Radial or ILCA 6 is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy, originally built by Laser Performance. 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. The International Class is recognised by World Sailing.
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1 | 
| Draft | 0.787 m (2 ft 7.0 in) | 
| Hull | |
| Hull weight | 58.97 kg (130.0 lb) | 
| LOA | 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) | 
| LWL | 3.81 m (12 ft 6 in) | 
| Beam | 1.39 m (4 ft 7 in) | 
| Rig | |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 5.76 m2 (62.0 sq ft) | 
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 96.7[1] | 
| RYA PN | 1110[2] | 
| Current Olympic equipment | |
Events
    
    Olympics
    
The Laser Radial was chosen for singlehanded women discipline at the Summer Olympic starting with the 2008 summer games regatta in Qingdao, China.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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| 2008 Beijing | 
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| 2012 London | 
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| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 
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| 2020 Tokyo | 
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| 2024 Paris | 
Men's Laser Radial World Championship
    
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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| 1989 Aarhus | |||
| 1990 Newport | |||
| 1991 Porto Carras | |||
| 1993 Takapuna | |||
| 1994 Wakayama | |||
| 1995 Tenerife | |||
| 1996 Simon's Town | |||
| 1997 Mohemida | |||
| 1998 Medemblik | |||
| 1999 La Rochelle | |||
| 2000 Cesme | |||
| 2001 Vilanova | |||
| 2002 Buffalo | |||
| 2003 Lake Garda | |||
| 2004 Manly | |||
| 2005 Fortaleza | |||
| 2006 Los Angeles | |||
| 2007 Scheveningen | |||
| 2008 Auckland | |||
| 2009 Karatsu | |||
| 2010 Largs | |||
| 2011 La Rochelle | |||
| 2012 Brisbane | |||
| 2013 Dun Laoghaire | |||
| 2014 Dziwnów | |||
| 2015 Aarhus | |||
| 2016 Dún Laoghaire | |||
| 2017 Medemblik[3] | 
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| 2018 Kiel[4] | 
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| 2019 Sakaiminato[5] | 
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| 2020 Melbourne[6] | 
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| 2021 Al-Musannah[7] | 
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| 2022 Kemah[8] | 
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| 2023 Dziwnów[9] | 
Women's Laser Radial World Championship
    
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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| 1980 Kinston | |||
| 1982 Sardinia | |||
| 1983 Kingsport | |||
| 1985 Halmstad | |||
| 1988 Fallmouth | |||
| 1989 Aarhus | |||
| 1990 Newport | |||
| 1991 Porto Carras | |||
| 1993 Takapuna | |||
| 1994 Wakayama | |||
| 1995 Tenerife | |||
| 1996 Simon's Town | |||
| 1997 Mohemedia | |||
| 1998 Medemblik | |||
| 1999 La Rochelle | |||
| 2000 Cesme | |||
| 2001 Vilanova | |||
| 2002 Buffalo | |||
| 2003 Lake Garda | |||
| 2004 Manly | |||
| 2005 Fortaleza | |||
| 2006 Los Angeles | |||
| 2007 Cascais | 
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| 2008 Auckland | |||
| 2009 Karatsu | |||
| 2010 Largs | |||
| 2011 Perth | 
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| 2012 Boltenhagen | |||
| 2013 Rizhao | |||
| 2014 Santander | 
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| 2015 Al Mussanah | |||
| 2016 Nayarit | |||
| 2017 Medemblik | 
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| 2018 Aarhus | 
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| 2019 Sakaiminato | |||
| 2020 Melbourne | |||
| 2021 Al Mussanah | |||
| 2022 Kemah | |||
| 2023 The Hague | 
Men's Youth Laser Radial World Championship
    
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
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2009, Karatsu  | 
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2010, Largs  | 
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2011, La Rochelle  | 
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2022, Shoreacres  | 
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2023, Dziwnów  | 
Men's Youth Under 21 Laser Radial World Championship
    
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
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2011, La Rochelle  | 
Men's Youth Under 17 Laser Radial World Championship
    
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
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2009, Karatsu  | 
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2011, La Rochelle  | 
Youth Sailing World Championships
    
Boys
    
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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| 2010 Istanbul | |||
| 2011 Zadar | |||
| 2012 Dublin | |||
| 2013 Limassol | |||
| 2014 Tavira | |||
| 2015 Langkawi | |||
| 2016 Auckland | |||
| 2017 Sanya[10] | |||
| 2018 Corpus Christi[11] | |||
| 2019 Gdynia[12] | |||
| 2021 Al-Mussanah[13] | |||
| 2022 The Hague[14] | 
Girls
    
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Istanbul | |||
| 2011 Zadar | |||
| 2012 Dublin | |||
| 2013 Limassol | |||
| 2014 Tavira | |||
| 2015 Langkawi | |||
| 2016 Auckland | |||
| 2017 Sanya[15] | |||
| 2018 Corpus Christi[16] | |||
| 2019 Gdynia[17] | |||
| 2021 Al-Mussanah[18] | |||
| 2022 The Hague[19] | 
Women's Youth Laser Radial World Championship
    
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
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2009, Karatsu  | 
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2010, Largs  | 
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2011, La Rochelle  | 
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2022, Shoreacres  | 
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2023, Dziwnów  | 
Women's Youth (Under 21) Laser Radial World Championship
    
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
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2023, Tangier  | 
Women's Youth (Under 17) Laser Radial World Championship
    
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
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2009, Karatsu  | 
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2011, La Rochelle  | 
Open Apprentice Masters Laser Radial World Championship
    
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
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2010  | 
Open Masters Laser Radial World Championship
    
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
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2010  | 
Open Grand Masters Laser Radial World Championship
    
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
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2010  | 
Open Great Grand Masters Laser Radial World Championship
    
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
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2010  | 
See also
    
    
References
    
- "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
 - "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
 - https://sailing.laserinternational.org/regattauploads/2017/RM/2017_Radial_Men_Worlds_Final_Results.htm
 - http://manage2sail.com/en-US/event/kiwo18#!/results?classId=4ee9fa8a-4c4e-4fe2-ab53-7ef9e4a59034
 - https://2019worlds.laserjapan.org/radial/results/men/
 - http://sailingresults.net/sa/results/overall.aspx?ID=80330.2
 - http://2021-radial.laser-worlds.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/12/results-for-race-12-2021-ILCA-6-Mens-World-.pdf
 - https://2022ilca6.ilca-worlds.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/Results-Men.html
 - https://portal.sailingnet.pl/regaty/2023-ilca-6-youth-men-world-championships-2023/wyniki/ilca-6#l
 - http://www.worldsailingywc.org/results/2017_sanya_china.php
 - http://seedat.me/YWResults/18_YW_larb.html
 - https://www.sailing.org/uploads/youthworlds/lar_boys.html
 - https://www.sailing.org/uploads/youthworlds/2021yswcSingleHandedDinghyMale.html
 - https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/Home/ResultsFragment/event/a6bf5f87-acbb-493c-99e0-964914a9ee6c/regatta/3325fc42-bef3-4d46-8d90-c10c761acf1d?styleName=ywch22
 - http://www.worldsailingywc.org/results/2017_sanya_china.php
 - http://seedat.me/YWResults/18_YW_larg.html
 - https://www.sailing.org/uploads/youthworlds/lar_girls.html
 - https://www.sailing.org/uploads/youthworlds/2021yswcSingleHandedDinghyFemale.html
 - https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/Home/ResultsFragment/event/a6bf5f87-acbb-493c-99e0-964914a9ee6c/regatta/c7891051-6431-40f4-8483-1e512d73bc98?styleName=ywch22
 
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