Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The Laser is the world most popular dingy sailed worlwide. In the Olympics, it even has a veteran class. The original laser was designed by Kirby. He was a naval architect and a top Canadian International 14 sailors.The design came out of Kirby doodling in his office. Originally the boat name was Weekender. By the time it went into commercial production, the name was changed to Laser. That happened in 1970. To date, over 150,000 Lasers have been sold and production had run at some 6,000 to 12,000 botas per year.A bright testimony to its popularity.
