Racing sailboat designer Bruce Kirby, 88, talked with some of his admirers at a recent regatta of his Laser series boats at the Cedar Point Yacht Club in Westport.

Quick: what’s the most successful, stable, one-design dinghy class in world history? Answer: the Laser, of course, now rolling past 200,000 boats worldwide. In fact, in celebration of this ...

The man who designed the laser takes a moment to look back and pay tribute to the man who brought it to life.

The sport of sailing is said to be in perpetual decline, but Laser racing has persisted. The 2018 Laser Masters World Championships, held in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland, had 302 entries from 25 countries.

Ian Bruce, an engineering school dropout, developed one of the most successful sailboats ever and established it as a fixture in Olympic races. Most of the profits from his Laser dinghy flowed to ...

What made the Laser different from them, however, was that it could be ideal both for cruising around with friends and for performance racing by a single sailor. “It was a boat you could control ...

The Dillon Open Regatta has nearly 20 divisions for keelboats, Laser craft and junior sailboats. Racing takes place on Saturday and Sunday, with a dinner and dancing party at the yacht club for all ...

FORMER LASER PERFORMANCE EXEC WANTS TO CHANGE SAILBOAT DESIGN. Date. 10/26/2023 12:46:29 PM. Share on Facebook; Tweet on Twitter ...

Bruce Kirby, designer of the Laser sailboat. (Marius Bugge) ... By age 15, he was sailing in major competitions, racing a class of 14-foot dinghy known as the International 14.

The first Can-Am Fort Peck Lake Laser Regatta will be held Aug. 15-17 based at the Fort Peck Lake Marina. The Laser is a 14-foot, single-handed sailing dinghy. The Lasers are an Olympic Class and ...

Storm Marine Group launches today with one central purpose: to build new institutional “club” boats at a time when a demand for their use is at an all time high. Bill Crane and his two ...