Laser Standard Sail Numbers

Laser 4 7 230mm.

Laser standard sail numbers.

Questions answers and tips for applying laser standard laser radial and laser 4 7 sail numbers and national letters. In this sail number set you will receive 4 x red numbers and 8 x black numbers. The first commercially sold laser sailboat had sail number 100. The racing rules of sailing and the class rules specify the size and placing of sail numbers and letters.

Only self adhesive stick on sail numbers and letters may be used. Each one shall be a single solid colour and easy to read. Laser standard sails are now only available in the new mark ii version which is a radial cut sail from both north sails and hyde sails and are ilca class approved for racing. The last four numbers on both sides of the sail.

The laser standard mark ii sail is more durable due to its bi radial construction it is manufactured out of longer lasting 4 5 ounce dacron cloth with optimized sail patches and the new luff tube design is easier on the upper spars. Since lasers are registered by their hull number and not their rig swapping a boat between standard radial and 4 7 classes is a simple matter of swapping the rig including sails with a number that corresponds to the hull number. Laser standard sail numbers set a complete set of laser standard sail numbers ready for implementation on your laser sail. Here is what size sail numbers and sail letters should be used on each type of sail.

We quite often get the question asked about what sail numbers and sail letters should be used on the different sizes of sails. Earlier boats were considered prototypes. Standard mkii 300mm. These sail numbers are 300mm high digital 8 numbers which can be easily cut into the correct number for your boat.

Jean luc michon has put together some videos to help with placement of sail numbers and country letters for the laser standard and laser radial sails. All boats must comply with these rules for racing. Laser radial 300mm.