The Laser 4.7 or ILCA 4 is a one-design dinghy class in the Laser series and is a one-design class of sailboat. All Lasers are built to the same specifications. The Laser is 4.06 m (13 ft 10 in) long, with a waterline length of 3.81 m (12 ft 6 in). The hull weight is 59 kg (130 lb). The boat is manufactured by ILCA and World Sailing approved builders.
 Class symbol | |
 Laser 4.7 | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Role | Junior development class |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1 |
| Draft | 0.787 m (2 ft 7.0 in) |
| Hull | |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| 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) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 4.7 m2 (51 sq ft) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 95.4[1] |
| RYA PN | 1175[2] |
Lasers are cat-rigged, meaning they have only one sail. The 4.7 uses the same hull and top mast section as the Laser, but has a different bottom mast section as well as a smaller sail. The bottom mast section is pre-bent which effectively reduces the power of the rig, and the sail is only 4.7 square meters, as opposed to 7 for the Laser Standard or 5.7 for the Laser Radial. The smaller sail means that the 4.7 can be easily sailed by sailors weighing only 50–65 kg (110–145 lb), though this boat can still be sailed competitively under and over the ideal weights.[3][4]
Description
editThe Laser 4.7 has been increasing in popularity around the world since the late 1990s. In some areas it is less popular than the Byte dinghy, a very similar class also designed as a youth single-handed racing trainer, but the interchangeability of the rigs of the Laser series has always made them popular. It is popular among youth sailors graduating from the Optimist sailing dinghy, and many 4.7 sailors graduate to the Laser Radial as they progress their sailing abilities.
Events
editWorld Championships
editBoys
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Girls
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "LaserPerformance - Home". Archived from the original on 2014-04-04. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ^ "Home - ILCA North America". laser.org.
- ^ "2017 Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships – Final Results BOYS Nieuwpoort, Belgium".
- ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2021 ILCA 4 Youth World Championship - Boys Division Dun Laoghaire, Ireland".
- ^ "vilamourasailing.sailti.com". vilamourasailing.sailti.com.
- ^ vilamourasailing.sailti.com https://vilamourasailing.sailti.com/en/default/races/race-resultsall/text/2024-ilca-4-youth-world-championship-en/menuaction/race.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "2017 Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships – Final Results GIRLS Nieuwpoort, Belgium".
- ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2024 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships – Final Results Girls".