ILCA_7
Laser Standard
Sailing dinghy
The Laser Standard or ILCA 7 is a popular one-design class of single-handed sailing dinghy, originally built by Performance Sailcraft Canada. The laser is cat rigged, with a single mainsail and is a simple, light and fast boat to sail. The Laser Standard is the original of the Laser family of dinghies, which also includes the Laser Radial and Laser 4.7, both of which use the same hull, but have smaller rigs.
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Class symbol | |
Laser Standard | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Bruce Kirby & Ian Bruce |
| Year | 1969 |
| 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) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 7.06 m2 (76.0 sq ft) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 91.1 |
| RYA PN | 1088 |
| PHRF | 217 |
| Current Olympic equipment | |
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World Championship
Main article: Laser World Championship
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| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Hamilton |  Peter Commette (USA) |
Norman Freeman (USA) |
Chris Boome (USA) |
| 1976 Kiel | John Bertrand (USA) |
 Barry Thom (NZL) |
Ed Adams (USA) |
| 1977 Cabo Frío | John Bertrand (USA) |
Peter Commette (USA) |
 Mark Neeleman (NED) |
| 1979 Perth |  Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN) |
 Peter Conde (AUS) |
Andrew Menkart (USA) |
| 1980 Kingston | Ed Baird (USA) |
 Jose Barcel Dias (BRA) |
John Cutler (NZL) |
| 1982 Sardinia |  Terry Neilson (CAN) |
Andrew Roy (CAN) |
Mark Brink (USA) |
| 1983 Gulfport | Oscar Paulich (NED) |
 Per Arne Nilson (NOR) |
 Asbjörn Arnkvaern (SWE) |
| 1985 Halmstad |  Lawrence Crispin (GBR) |
 Andreas John (GER) |
Benny Andersen (DEN) |
| 1987 Melbourne | Stuart Wallace (AUS) |
Gunni Pedersen (DEN) |
Peter Tanscheit (BRA) |
| 1988 Falmouth | Glenn Bourke (AUS) |
Benny Andersen (DEN) |
Peter Fox (NZL) |
| 1989 Aarhus | Glenn Bourke (AUS) |
Wouter Duetz (NED) |
Scott Ellis (AUS) |
| 1990 Newport | Glenn Bourke (AUS) |
Steven Bourdow (USA) |
Peter Tanscheit (BRA) |
| 1991 Porto Carras | Peter Tanscheit (BRA) |
Stefan Warkalla (GER) |
 Mladen Makjanić (CRO) |
| 1993 Takapuna |  Thomas Johanson (FIN) |
Peter Tanscheit (BRA) |
Robert Scheidt (BRA) |
| 1994 Wakayama | Nikolas Burfoot (NZL) |
 Pascal Lacoste (FRA) |
Serge Kats (NED) |
| 1995 Tenerife | Robert Scheidt (BRA) |
Nik Burfoot (NZL) |
Eivind Melleby (NOR) |
| 1996 Simon's Town | Robert Scheidt (BRA) |
Karl Suneson (SWE) |
Ben Ainslie (GBR) |
| 1997 Algarrobo | Robert Scheidt (BRA) |
Nik Burfoot (NZL) |
Ben Ainslie (GBR) |
| 1998 Dubai[1] details |
Ben Ainslie (GBR) |
Michael Blackburn (AUS) |
Daniel Birgmark (SWE) |
| 1999 Melbourne | Ben Ainslie (GBR) |
Robert Scheidt (BRA) |
Karl Suneson (SWE) |
| 2000 Cancún details |
Robert Scheidt (BRA) |
Michael Blackburn (AUS) |
Ben Ainslie (GBR) |
| 2001 Cork details |
Robert Scheidt (BRA) |
 Gustavo Lima (POR) |
Peer Moberg (NOR) |
| 2002 Hyannis details |
Robert Scheidt (BRA) |
Karl Suneson (SWE) |
Paul Goodison (GBR) |
| 2003 Cádiz details |
Gustavo Lima (POR) |
Robert Scheidt (BRA) |
Michael Blackburn (AUS) |
| 2004 Bitez details |
Robert Scheidt (BRA) |
Mark Mendelblatt (USA) |
Michael Blackburn (AUS) |
| 2005 Fortaleza details |
Robert Scheidt (BRA) |
 Diego Romero (ITA) |
Andrew Murdoch (NZL) |
| 2006 Jeju details |
Michael Blackburn (AUS) |
Tom Slingsby (AUS) |
Rasmus Myrgren (SWE) |
| 2007 Cascais details |
Tom Slingsby (AUS) |
Andrew Murdoch (NZL) |
 Deniss Karpak (EST) |
| 2008 Terrigal details |
Tom Slingsby (AUS) |
 Julio Alsogaray (ARG) |
 Javier Hernández (ESP) |
| 2009 Halifax details |
Paul Goodison (GBR) |
Michael Bullot (NZL) |
Nick Thompson (GBR) |
| 2010 Hayling Island details |
Tom Slingsby (AUS) |
Nick Thompson (GBR) |
Andrew Murdoch (NZL) |
| 2011 Perth details |
Tom Slingsby (AUS) |
Nick Thompson (GBR) |
Andrew Murdoch (NZL) |
| 2012 Boltenhagen details |
Tom Slingsby (AUS) |
Tonči Stipanović (CRO) |
Andrew Murdoch (NZL) |
| 2013 Al Musannah details |
Robert Scheidt (BRA) |
 Pavlos Kontides (CYP) |
Philipp Buhl (GER) |
| 2014 Santander details |
Nicholas Heiner (NED) |
Tom Burton (AUS) |
Nick Thompson (GBR) |
| 2015 Kingston details |
Nick Thompson (GBR) |
Philipp Buhl (GER) |
Tom Burton (AUS) |
| 2016 Riviera Nayarit[2] details |
Nick Thompson (GBR) |
Jean-Baptiste Bernaz (FRA) |
Rutger van Schaardenburg (NED) |
| 2017 Split[3] details |
Pavlos Kontides (CYP) |
Tom Burton (AUS) |
Matthew Wearn (AUS) |
| 2018 Aarhus[4] details |
Pavlos Kontides (CYP) |
Matthew Wearn (AUS) |
Philipp Buhl (GER) |
| 2019 Sakaiminato[5] details |
Tom Burton (AUS) |
Matthew Wearn (AUS) |
George Gautrey (NZL) |
| 2020 Melbourne[6] details |
Philipp Buhl (GER) |
Matthew Wearn (AUS) |
Tonči Stipanović (CRO) |
| 2021 Barcelona[7] details |
Thomas Saunders (NZL) |
 Finn Lynch (IRE) |
Tonči Stipanović (CRO) |
| 2022 Puerto Vallarta[8] details |
Jean-Baptiste Bernaz (FRA) |
Pavlos Kontides (CYP) |
Filip Jurišić (CRO) |
| 2023 The Hague[9] details |
Matthew Wearn (AUS) |
Michael Beckett (GBR) |
George Gautrey (NZL) |
| 2024 Adelaide[10] details |
Matthew Wearn (AUS) |
Hermann Tomasgaard (NOR) |
Michael Beckett (GBR) |
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