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| Number of crew | 2 (Single Trapeze) | | LOA | 4370 mm 14 ft 6in | | Beam | 1420 mm 4 ft 9in | | Hull weight (with fittings) | 76 kg 170 lb | | Sail Area of total of Main and Jib | 11. In Sailing, the trapeze refers to a wire that comes from a point high on the mast, usually where the shrouds are fixed to a hook on the crew member's harness A jib (also spelled jibb) is a triangular Staysail set ahead of the foremost mast of a sailing boat 52 m² 124 ft² | | Sail Area Spinnaker | 10. A spinnaker is a special type of Sail that is designed specifically for Sailing off the wind from a reaching course to a downwind i 2 m² 110 ft²
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The Laser 2 is a double-handed version of the popular Laser one-design class of small sailing dinghy It is a quick, planing dinghy that differs from the laser in that it has a jib, symmetric spinnaker and a trapeze for the crew. The International Laser Class sailboat, also called Laser Standard and the Laser One is a popular One-design class of small sailing dinghy Dinghy sailing is the activity of Sailing small boats by using (1 the Sails and (2 underwater foils ( Daggerboard or Centreboard It was designed by Australian Frank Bethwaite and was first launched as a product in Australia then North America in 1979 and in Europe in 1980. The hull is made of GRP (glass reinforced plastic). The rig is a Bermudian rig sloop with spinnaker. The term Bermuda rig refers to a configuration of mast and Rigging for a type of Sailboat and is also known as a Marconi rig; this is the typical It is designed to be a mid to high performance racer. Its most common current use is at university class in Busa events. A version known as the Laser Fun was available, the same hull but featuring a reefable mainsail and a roller furling jib, and with the option of an asymmetric spinnaker (Laser Fun New Wave).
As a strict one-design boat the Laser 2 is not available for amateur construction, the boat has also been discontinued by Laser in the UK however it is still available to be imported from the US. The Laser Vago which features a gennaker and has been designed to be sailed single-handed as well as double-handed, is considered by some as a replacement. Frank Bethwaite's hull design for the Laser 2 was married to a new deck and rig to produce the Laser 3000 in 1996, which has since gone on to form the basis of the 3000 Class. The Laser 3000 is a racing sailing Dinghy crewed by two persons with a trapeze for the crew The 3000 is a racing sailing Dinghy crewed by two persons with a trapeze for the crew
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