Laser Vago
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| Boat | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 1–2 |
| Draft | 1.15 m |
| Hull | |
| Hull weight | 106 kg |
| LOA | 4.2 m |
| Beam | 1.56 m |
| Rig | |
| Mast Length | 6.325 m |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area |
Std: 7.56 m2[1] XD: 9.32 m2 [1] |
| Jib / Genoa area | 2.78 m2[1] |
| Spinnaker area |
Std: 10.85 m2[1] XD: 13.07 m2[1] |
| Misc | |
| RYA PN | XD: 1064 |
| Former Class of World Sailing | |
A Laser Vago is a sailing dinghy designed by Jo Richards and manufactured by Laser Performance. The Vago can be sailed and raced by a crew of two or single-handed. The Standard (Std) rigged version sports a single trapeze, asymmetric gennaker, furling jib and reefable mainsail.
A more powerful sail plan can be added to upgrade to a Vago Race (XD) with a larger gennaker, a Mylar mainsail and trapeze lines.
The rotomoulded hull is constructed from a polyethylene tri-skin foam sandwich and is designed for early planing.
The Vago is renowned for fantastic performance in high winds due to the lightweight hull design and the Mylar mainsail. As a result, this boat is sailed mainly by more experienced crews than boats such as the Laser 3000.
Portsmouth Yardstick
Vago Portsmouth Yardsticks for 2012 are as follows:
- 1064 VAGO XD[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Sail Sizes". Laser Performance. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ "Portsmouth Number List 2012". Royal Yachting Association. Retrieved 31 July 2012.