Shenanigans Racing: 2008 Laser Sailing

Saturday, January 17, 2009

2008 Laser Sailing

So this year we also got the small boats on the water. Joey, Kevin, and myself went out and bought some lasers, and what a blast they are! We organized a weekly outting to get boats to show up and they started coming from as far away as Anacortes. We even saw 7 boats out one night! Now we have a few new lasers in OH (Eric and Shannon!) that I am expecting to get out to play with us in 2009! I'll let you know when we start planning those nights......

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HotsoupMarch 25, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Hey yeah, when are we laser sailing?
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B-25 SPECIFICATIONS

Length: 25 ft. 0 in. / 7.62 m
Beam: 8 ft. 4 in. / 2.54 m
Draft, board up: 1 ft. 3 in. / 0.38 m
Draft, board down: 5 ft. 0 in. / 1.52 m
Displacement: 2,000 lbs. / 910 kg
SA/D: 27.5
Designer: Leif Beiley

The B-25 was designed to be a fast boat, to accommodate up to four people, be strong enough to withstand hard usage out on the ocean, and to have handsome lines. The hull shape incorporates fine waterlines forward, a relatively narrow waterline beam, and powerful sections aft. The keel, a modified NACA foil section, is set in a trunk and lifts vertically for trailering. The cockpit is long, wide, and shallow. A fractional rig is used, versatile and fast out of the tacks. The mast is deck-stepped and hinged for easy trailering.

After winning a string of races with the first boat, Beiley put the design in production in 1988. Widely regarded as the first sport boat, the B-25 uses marine plywood for bulkheads and ring frames, and Kevlar with epoxy over a PVC foam core for the hull, all of which means a light, stiff hull. The deck is cored with end-grain balsa. The lifting keel allows for easy launching and retrieval.

The interior of the B-25 is simple, with a V-berth forward, and settees to port and starboard in the main cabin. The designer's goal for the interior was to make it as light as possible, and he succeeded. The cabin sole is a teak and holly veneer over Verticell honeycomb; the weight of the components that make up the interior is around 50 pounds.

The B-25 has done well in mixed fleet racing around its home territories on the West Coast, but a few have shown up at Key West Race Week over the years and done well in PHRF.

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Saturday, January 17, 2009

2008 Laser Sailing

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