Laser Standard

	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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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.

Events

Olympics

Games v t e	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1996 Atlanta details	Robert Scheidt (BRA)	Ben Ainslie (GBR)	Peer Moberg (NOR)
2000 Sydney details	Ben Ainslie (GBR)	Robert Scheidt (BRA)	Michael Blackburn (AUS)
2004 Athens details	Robert Scheidt (BRA)	Andreas Geritzer (AUT)	Vasilij Žbogar (SLO)
2008 Beijing details	Paul Goodison (GBR)	Vasilij Žbogar (SLO)	Diego Romero (ITA)
2012 London details	Tom Slingsby (AUS)	Pavlos Kontides (CYP)	Rasmus Myrgren (SWE)
2016 Rio de Janeiro details	Tom Burton (AUS)	Tonči Stipanović (CRO)	Sam Meech (NZL)
2020 Tokyo details	Matthew Wearn (AUS)	Tonči Stipanović (CRO)	Hermann Tomasgaard (NOR)
2024 Paris details	Matthew Wearn (AUS)	Pavlos Kontides (CYP)	Stefano Peschiera (PER)

World Championship

Year v t e	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)

References

External links

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Class associations

Others

[1] ttps://site-isaf.soticcloud.net/regattainfo.php?view=eventoa&rgtaid=1661&regattaid=1661&evntid=6776#results__1661

[2] ttps://sailing.laserinternational.org/regattauploads/2016/SM/2016_Std_Men_Worlds_Final_Results.htm

[3] ttps://sailing.laserinternational.org/regattauploads/2017/SM/2017_Std_Men_Worlds_Final_Results.htm

[4] ttps://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/Home/DownloadReport/event/c64b4c22-4afb-4889-9a4d-84ce7442aa35/report/6a15a512-e7fd-4433-b571-94455d865a07

[5] ttps://2019worlds.laserjapan.org/web/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Laserworlds2019_FinalResults.pdf

[6] ttp://sailingresults.net/sa/results/overall.aspx?ID=80326.1

[7] ttps://velacat.sailti.com/ca/default/races/race-resultsall/text/2021-ilca-standard-men%27s-world-championship-trofeu-internacional-ciutat-barcelona-ca/menuaction/race

[8] ttps://www.sailwave.com/results/vyc/ILCA7Mens2022.htm

[9] ttps://thehague2023.sailing.org/mens-and-womens-dinghy-results/

[10] ttps://jpvm.org/results/2024/ILCA_7/results.html

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