National Laser Championship - 3-7th Aug 08 - Hyderabad

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Held between 3- 7th Aug 08 the Hyderabad sailing week will be hosting the national laser championship which comprises of the Laser Standard, Laser Radial and Laser 4.7 classes for men, women and children aged between 12 and 64 years. In the six day 30 race event will see about 90 - 100 sailors.



To maintain healthy competition a large number of prizes will be awarded. The pride of place will be the Kelly S. Rao Trophy, which will be awarded to the top sailor in the laser standard class.

Participants -
the Army Yachting Node, Mumbai; Indian naval Watermanship training centres, Vizag, Mumbai and Kochi, the Tamil Nadu Sailing Association, the Royal Madras Yacht Club, the Royal Bombay Yachting Club, the NDA Sailing Club Bhopal, the Secunderabad Sailing Club, the EME Sailing Association, , the National Sailing School and Goa Yachting Association will be participants to this prestigious event.


This year well known individuals officials like the Arjuna Awardee and international judge C.S. Pradipak, international judge Ajay Balram, national judge Brig K.S. Saini and national judge Lt Col R. S. Dhillon. will host the event.

The Laser is one of the most popular single-handed dinghies in the world. By 2007, the number of boats produced exceeded 190,000.

About Laser -



Laser Radial
In Europe the smaller Radial has surpassed the original Laser Standard in popularity, and even has supplanted the Europe Dinghy as the Women's Singlehanded Dinghy for the 2008 Olympics. The radial uses the same hull and fittings as the Laser Standard, but has a smaller sail, shorter lower mast section and has a different cut of sail to that of the standard or 4.7.



Laser 4.7
A smaller sail plan for the Laser was developed about a decade later. The sail area was reduced by 35% from the Standard, allowing even lighter sailors to sail. The same formula as the Radial is kept.

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