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 Class symbol | |
 GBR ILCA 6 dinghy racing in Waymouth Bay at the 2024 ILCA nationals | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Design | One-Design |
| Role | Olympic racing class |
| 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) |
| Rig | |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 5.76 m (62.0 sq ft) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 96.7 |
| RYA PN | 1110 |
| [edit on Wikidata] | |
The Laser Radial or ILCA 6 is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy, originally built by Laser Performance and World sailing approved manufactures. It is a singlehanded boat, meaning that it is sailed by one person. The Laser Radial is a variant of the Laser Standard, with shorter mast and reduced sail area, allowing light sailors to sail in heavy winds. It raced by women, U18 men and by male masters. The International Class is recognised by World Sailing. The class is referred to as the "Radial" due to the Radial technique used to create the sail with the panels stemming from the clew (far bottom corner) and reaching up the sail to the luff (the front edge). The boat is also often called the ILCA 6 due to Laser sailboats loosing the rights to manufacturer it after selling them to the class association.
Events
Olympics
The Laser Radial was chosen for singlehanded women discipline at the Summer Olympic starting with the 2008 Olympic Games in Qingdao, China and is still being raced at the Olympics.
World championships
Men's Laser Radial World Championship
Main article: Men's Laser Radial World Championships
Women's Laser Radial World Championship
Main article: Women's Laser Radial World Championships
Men's Youth Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
 2009, Karatsu |
 Keerati Bualong (THA)
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 Aleksander Arian (POL)
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Filip Kobielski (POL)
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 Giovanni Coccoluto (ITA)
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Tadeusz Kubiak (POL)
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Luca Antognoli (ITA)
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 2011, La Rochelle |
Giovanni Coccoluto (ITA)
|
 Elliot Hanson (GBR)
|
 Eliot Merceron (FRA)
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 2022, Shoreacres |
Mattia Cesana (ITA)
|
 Erik Norlén (SWE)
|
 Caleb Armit (NZL)
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 2023, Dziwnów |
Mattia Cesana (ITA)
|
 Dima Karabadzhak (UKR)
|
 Hidde Schraffordt (NED)
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 2024, Mar del Plata |
Antonio Pascali (ITA)
|
 Rem Pulci Magen (ISR)
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 Jake Homberger (USA)
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Men's Youth Under 21 Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
2011, La Rochelle |
 Juan Carlos PERDOMO (PUR)
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 Mitchell KENNEDY (AUS)
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Elliot HANSON (GBR)
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Men's Youth Under 17 Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
2009, Karatsu |
 Philip DORAN (IRL)
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Oliver LOUGHEAD (IRL)
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Nevin SNOW (USA)
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2011, La Rochelle |
Juan Carlos PERDOMO (PUR)
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Mark SPEARMAN (AUS)
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 Kaarle TAPPER (FIN)
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Youth Sailing World Championships
Further information: Youth Sailing World ChampionshipsBoys
Girls
Women's Youth Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
2009, Karatsu |
Mathilde de Kerangat (FRA)
|
Ashley Stoddart (AUS)
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Michelle Broekhuizen (NED)
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2010, Largs |
Erika Reineke (USA)
|
 Manami Doi (JPN)
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Michelle Broekhuizen (NED)
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2011, La Rochelle |
Erika Reineke (USA)
|
Oren Jacob (ISR)
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Sandy Fauthoux (FRA)
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2022, Shoreacres |
Eve McMahon (IRL)
|
 Linda Hensel (GER)
|
 Tea Peteh (CRO)
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2023, Dziwnów |
Emma Mattivi (ITA)
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Ginevra Caracciolo (ITA)
|
Roos Wind (NED)
|
2024, Mar del Plata |
Maria Vittoria Arseni (ITA)
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Sienna Wright (IRL)
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Ginevra Caracciolo (ITA)
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Women's Youth (Under 21) Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
 2023, Tangier |
Eve McMahon (IRE)
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 Anja von Allmen (SUI)
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Carlotta Rizzardi (ITA)
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Women's Youth (Under 17) Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
2009, Karatsu |
Ashley Stoddart (AUS)
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Alexandra SOUTH (AUS)
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Momoko TADA (FRA)
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2011, La Rochelle |
Maxime JONKER (NED)
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Constanze STOLZ (GER)
|
 Celine CARLSEN (DEN)
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Open Apprentice Masters Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
2010 |
Scott LEITH (NZL)
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Jean-Christophe LEYDET (FRA)
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Matthias BRUEHL (GER)
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Open Masters Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
2010 |
Stephen COCKERILL (GBR)
|
 Joao RAMOS (BRA)
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Hamish ATKINSON (NZL)
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Open Grand Masters Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
2010 |
Lyndall PATTERSON (AUS)
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Alden SHATTUCK (USA)
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Bruce MARTINSON (USA)
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Open Great Grand Masters Laser Radial World Championship
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
2010 |
Keith WILKINS (GBR)
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Peter SEIDENBERG (USA)
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Johan Stam (NED)
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See also
- Laser (dinghy)
- Laser 4.7
- Men's Laser Radial World Championships
- Women's Laser Radial World Championships
References
- "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.
- https://sailing.laserinternational.org/regattauploads/2017/RM/2017_Radial_Men_Worlds_Final_Results.htm
- http://manage2sail.com/en-US/event/kiwo18#!/results?classId=4ee9fa8a-4c4e-4fe2-ab53-7ef9e4a59034
- https://2019worlds.laserjapan.org/radial/results/men/
- http://sailingresults.net/sa/results/overall.aspx?ID=80330.2
- http://2021-radial.laser-worlds.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/12/results-for-race-12-2021-ILCA-6-Mens-World-.pdf
- https://2022ilca6.ilca-worlds.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/Results-Men.html
- https://portal.sailingnet.pl/regaty/2023-ilca-6-youth-men-world-championships-2023/wyniki/ilca-6#l
- https://jpvm.org/results/2024/ILCA_6_Worlds/6ymresults.html
- http://www.worldsailingywc.org/results/2017_sanya_china.php
- http://seedat.me/YWResults/18_YW_larb.html
- https://www.sailing.org/uploads/youthworlds/lar_boys.html
- https://www.sailing.org/uploads/youthworlds/2021yswcSingleHandedDinghyMale.html
- https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/Home/ResultsFragment/event/a6bf5f87-acbb-493c-99e0-964914a9ee6c/regatta/3325fc42-bef3-4d46-8d90-c10c761acf1d?styleName=ywch22
- https://www.manage2sail.com/En-US/event/Youth23#!/results?classId=c52a2596-869b-44d7-a08c-c4e5c363f9f6
- https://d3feeyouts5dvk.cloudfront.net/pdfDocuments/YWCH24/SALMILCA6-------------------------/Fleet_Overall_21.0_C74FX8035.PDF
- http://www.worldsailingywc.org/results/2017_sanya_china.php
- http://seedat.me/YWResults/18_YW_larg.html
- https://www.sailing.org/uploads/youthworlds/lar_girls.html
- https://www.sailing.org/uploads/youthworlds/2021yswcSingleHandedDinghyFemale.html
- https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/Home/ResultsFragment/event/a6bf5f87-acbb-493c-99e0-964914a9ee6c/regatta/c7891051-6431-40f4-8483-1e512d73bc98?styleName=ywch22
- https://www.manage2sail.com/En-US/event/Youth23#!/results?classId=14368af3-84ec-423c-90ad-5e9037e42fdd
- https://d3feeyouts5dvk.cloudfront.net/pdfDocuments/YWCH24/SALWILCA6-------------------------/Fleet_Overall_19.0_C74FX3986.PDF
External links
- International Laser Association
- Web site of a manufacturer, LaserPerformance
- History of the Laser Class
- ISAF Laser Radial Class
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