The Laser is a 4.19m long, 56.7 kg hiking dinghy with a single 7.06 m2 sail. While not the most high performance class at the Games the Laser probably has the most enthusiastic following.

The sport of sailing is said to be in perpetual decline, but Laser racing has persisted. The 2018 Laser Masters World Championships, held in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, had 302 entries from 25 countries.

Doodling on a yellow legal pad in 1969, Bruce Kirby designed one of the most beloved sailboats in history, a low-slung fiberglass dinghy that became known as the Laser. Light enough to be fastened ...

The boat had the number 100 on the sail, which designated that it was the first one built. My 6-foot 2-inch, 180-pound frame seemed to fit the boat perfectly, and how fast I could get it to go was ...

New this year are camps for ages 14-17. This age group will learn to sail Laser sailboats. These 14-feet vessels are the next step for single-handed sailors who are too big or too old to sail the ...

FULL RESULTS On choppy water under sunny skies, the last day of competition in the Olympic one-person dinghy (men's Laser, women's Laser Radial) events provided plenty of drama. In the men's event, ...

Australia's Tom Burton won the Laser one-person dinghy sailing gold medal at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday in a final postponed by high winds a day before. Burton, with a total of 73 points, bagged ...

The Laser spectacular on Sydney Harbour. Pic: Aero Media/Double Bay Sailing Club “The 50th anniversary so significant.

The Laser sailing boat, which is one of the most popular dinghy's in the world, was left on a trailer. Credit: Devon Live A quick Google search reveals similar models can sell for as much as £2,950.

Australia's Tom Burton won the Laser one-person dinghy sailing gold medal at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday in a final postponed by high winds a day before. Burton, with a total of 73 points, bagged ...