The Most Popular Raceboat Ever
When two Canadians, Bruce Kirby and Ian Bruce, got together for a couple of drinks in 1969, they knocked around some ideas about how to build the best raceboat ever. On a bar napkin they rendered drawings of boats with only one instruction: make it cartoppable. They fooled around with weight displacement, sail area, and waterline length. What came out of trial and error is a design formula that revolutionized sailing and produced the world's most popular sailboat - the Laser. Starting with one version of the Laser, the design eventually became three.
Now There is a Boat for Everyone
Since the growth and popularity of the Laser trio, sailors have helped to design the growing LaserPerformance family of sailboats. Yes, the Laser is super fast and ultra-popular, but also check out these boats we have developed over the years. Julian Bethwaite designed the super fast skiff 49er and Jo Richards designed the revolutionary Vago that continues to push the boundaries of dinghy sailing.
All LaserPerformance boats are built and designed to the needs and requests of top sailors in all classes.
Each boat is designed by sailors who eat, sleep and breathe LaserPerformance boats. Our designers are experts and ambassadors who are a little bit salty and a lot passionate about sailing. By keeping our ear to the ground we’ve been able to build the world’s favorite range of small sailing boats and catamarans on the water.
Each is a winning design in its own right because each boat is designed to be best-in-class. From young sailors looking for that first step, fun sailors looking for weekend excitement, club sailors wanting to become part of the largest racing classes up to Olympic sailors who demand and expect the best.
Our attention to every detail, in everything we do, means that each moment you spend in one of our boats is the best it can be.
As the LaserPerformance community grows we will continue to call upon sailors and experts to bring you the best boats in the world. We’ll admit we’re a bit demanding, expect the best and view top performance as a standard feature. We wouldn’t sail on anything less than a LaserPerformance sailboat and we wouldn’t expect you to either. Thanks for continuing to hit the water with us. We’re happy to sail with you.
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