Laser Full Rig Optimum Weight

The difference doesn t just stop at sail area though.

Laser full rig optimum weight. Full or standard rig used as the men s olympic class and designed for sailors 165 lbs 75 kg olympic sailors are in the 180 lbs. A laser is an olympic class single handed boat. Range but club sailors do well weighing in over 200 lbs. A radial is 130 155lbs an the 4 7 is 105 125lbs.

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. In order for females to be able to sail it there s another rig you can use. The laser 4 7 uses a short pre bent lower mast to maintain a balanced helm and a sail area that is 35 smaller than the laser standard. The different sail sizes roughly correspond to the weight of the sailor but can also be used to compensate for different wind conditions.

It s a laser radial. The most apparent difference between a radial and full rig is the size. The international laser association recommend s the 4 7 for crew weights between 35 to 55 kg. The laser m rig is no longer in production.

The hull weighs a mere 130lbs. It was the first attempt at making a smaller. From what i remember optimal weight for a radial is 160 lbs while optimal weight for a full rig is 190 lbs. 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.

It is ideal for learning to sail or for the lighter weight sailor graduating from optimist. You are not stuck with only one size rig for your laser hull.